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HER Number:MDV107176
Name:Knightshayne Farm, Yarcombe

Summary

Farmstead recorded in 1238.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 239 104
Map Sheet:ST21SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishYarcombe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishYARCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XIII to XXI - 1238 AD to 2014 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Knightshayne Farm' marked.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 652 (Monograph). SDV337894.

Knightshayne Farm is is Knitteheie in 1238 assise roll. This may mean 'knight's enclosure', but possibly the place derives from an ancesto of Thomas Knyghte, who lived in the parish during the reign of Henry VIII.


Rook, P., 2012, Knightshayne Farm (Ground Photograph). SDV355097.

Photos show a group of stone buildings under corrugated roofs, with iron door furniture stamped '1847' and '1853'.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #66696 ]
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. 652.
SDV355097Ground Photograph: Rook, P.. 2012. Knightshayne Farm. Built on Earth. Photograph (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 10 2014 11:16AM