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HER Number:MDV104773
Name:Chapplecroft Farm, Membury

Summary

Farmstead depicted on 19th century mapping. Chapplecroft, East Membury and Brinscombe were probably originally all part of the Manor of Brinscombe, the manor house suggested to have stood at Chapplecroft.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 289 027
Map Sheet:ST20SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEMBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

'Chapplecroft' is marked. The farmstead is depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'Chapplecroft Farm' is marked.

Wilkin, W. H., 1928, Notes on Membury. Part 3, 174-175 (Article in Serial). SDV337300.

Brinscombe, Chapelcroft and East Membury are now adjoining farms but were probably originally one property, called Brinscombe. The original manor house probably stood on the site of Chapelcroft.
A chapel was licensed at Brinscombe by Bishop Lacy on 22nd September 1425. The site of the Chapel is presumed to have been at Chapelcroft (noted by Reichel).

Devon and Somerset County Councils, 2000-2002, Historic Farmsteads Database, BH143 (Machine readable data file). SDV349681.

No information supplied.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337300Article in Serial: Wilkin, W. H.. 1928. Notes on Membury. Part 3. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 60. A5 Hardback. 174-175.
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349681Machine readable data file: Devon and Somerset County Councils. 2000-2002. Historic Farmsteads Database. BH143.
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #64240 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV1942Parent of: Chapplecroft Farmhouse, Membury (Monument)
MDV104770Related to: Brinscombe Farm (Monument)
MDV58026Related to: Chapel at Chapplecroft Farm, Membury (Monument)
MDV104774Related to: East Membury Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 15 2023 11:21AM