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| HER Number: | MDV107787 |
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| Name: | Lower Whiddon Farmstead, Ashburton |
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Summary
'Lower Whiddon' farmstead shown on early 20th century map and as part of 'Whiddon' on 19th century maps. Documentary evidence suggests its existence in the early 16th century but it may be older.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 762 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XV to XVI - 1450 AD? to 1504 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
'Lower Whiddon' shown on 19th century Tithe Map as an L-shaped building with several small buildings within an enclosure to the south-west of 'Whiddon'.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Two groups of buildings shown on 19th century map on the south side of the road at 'Whiddon'.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 465 (Monograph). SDV337894.
'Whiddon' is 'Wheddoune' in 1504.
White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads, Lower Whiddon (Un-published). SDV352501.
Lower Whiddon shown on 19th century map.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67184 ] |
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| SDV337894 | Monograph: 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. 465. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV352501 | Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet. Lower Whiddon. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107786 | Related to: Higher Whiddon, Ashburton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 19 2014 12:40PM |
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