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HER Number:MDV24805
Name:Kings Farm

Summary

Farmhouse sited on old disused hollow way.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 303 968
Map Sheet:SY39NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxminster
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMINSTER

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39NW/33

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

1838, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV118795.

Building on farmhouse site shown on Tithe Map but not named.


Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.

Shown as 'King's Cottage' on OS 25" (1880s) map as a rectangular building in a rectangular enclosure to the north of the road.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 635 (Monograph). SDV1312.

Kings Farm. Farmhouse sited on old disused hollow way, (See PRN 24669), not obviously of great age on superficial appearance farm buildings sited separately. Possible documentary reference in 1286.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 635 (Monograph). SDV337894.

King's Farm is likely to be associated with the family of Adam ke Kyng documented in 1286.


1985, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV118796.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 17, Part 1 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 17, Part 1.
SDV118795Cartographic: 1838. Tithe Map.
SDV118796Worksheet: 1985. Axminster By-Pass.
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. 635.
SDV337894Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 635.
SDV848Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25".

Associated Monuments

MDV24669Related to: Holloway from Wyke Lane to Trinity Hill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 23 2016 2:56PM