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HER Number:MDV24675
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Axminster

Summary

Symonds down farm. Mentioned in 1550 (mawer et al).

Location

Grid Reference:SY 307 969
Map Sheet:SY39NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxminster
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39NW/31

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

TITHE MAP, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV103251.

Vis=31/1/1985 (weddell). The farm is now at sy31259676. This site occupied by symonds down house recently converted into hotel. Probably late-19th century house. Present farm site mostly modern buildings. Tithe map shows two buildings on this site which have now gone and it seems most likely that the farm was sited here rather than the present site (tm).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103252.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)635.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103253.

Des=tm/(1838).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103254.

Des=worksheet(weddell)/(18/2/1985)axminster by-pass.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Symonds down farm. Mentioned in 1550 (mawer et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV103251Report - Survey: TITHE MAP.
SDV103252Migrated Record:
SDV103253Migrated Record:
SDV103254Migrated Record:
SDV1312Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM