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| HER Number: | MDV104463 |
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| Name: | Higher Westwater Farm |
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Summary
A 19th century farmstead close to the banks of the River Yarty.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 275 999 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon and Somerset County Councils, 2000-2002, Historic Farmsteads Database, BH047 (Machine readable data file). SDV349681.
An attractively positioned 19th century farmstead close to the banks of the Yarty. It was massively rebuilt and extended in the mid-19th century to provide a courtyard of open-fronted cattlesheds. Buildings from both phases remain. Planned courtyard. A 19th century courtyard, north of the farmhouse, which is terraced into the hillslope along its north side, and revetted into the slope to the south. A bank barn and stable to the north side were built at the same time as a cart shed to the east. Both appear on the Tithe map. To the south, and opening out of the yard, is a shippon and cider house, which also appear on the tithe map, but the building is shown to extend further to the west. By 1889, the south, west and part of the north side were open-fronted cowsheds constructed on the site of some earlier buildings. Pigsties were constructed to the rear of the open-fronted cattleshed in the late 19th century. The owner reports that the south wing of the house was a mill, fed by a leat. However, the leat does not appear on the 1889 Ordnance Survey map. A historic farmyard cobbled surface.
Thorp, J., 2003, Higher Westwater, BH047001-BH047010 (Ground Photograph). SDV351558.
Thorp, J., 2003, Higher Westwater, BH047011, BH047021-BH047022 (Un-published). SDV351559.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349681 | Machine readable data file: Devon and Somerset County Councils. 2000-2002. Historic Farmsteads Database. BH047. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #63939 ] |
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| SDV351558 | Ground Photograph: Thorp, J.. 2003. Higher Westwater. Blackdown Hills Historic Farmstead Survey. Digital. BH047001-BH047010. |
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| SDV351559 | Un-published: Thorp, J.. 2003. Higher Westwater. Blackdown Hills Historic Farmstead Survey. Digital. BH047011, BH047021-BH047022. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV104518 | Parent of: Bank Barn, Higher Westwater Farm (Building) |
| MDV104464 | Parent of: Cart Shed, Higher Westwater Farm (Building) |
| MDV81515 | Parent of: Higher Westwater Farmhouse, Higher Westwater Farm (Building) |
| MDV104522 | Parent of: Open-Fronted Cattleshed, Higher Westwater Farm (Building) |
| MDV104523 | Parent of: Pigsties, Higher Westwater Farm (Building) |
| MDV104465 | Parent of: Shippon and Cider House, Higher Westwater Farm (Building) |
| MDV104521 | Parent of: Stable, Higher Westwater Farm (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 9 2021 1:04PM |
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