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| HER Number: | MDV113134 |
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| Name: | Deancombe Settlement |
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Summary
This settlement dates to at least the late 15th century appears to have had its heyday in the early 19th century; a number of additional dwellings are depicted on the Tithe Map that are not shown on later editions of the historic mapping. A handful of cottages have survived into modern times with Deancombe Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 722 643 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dean Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DEAN PRIOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (XIV to XV - 1400 AD to 1499 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
'Deancombe', or 'Deancoomb' on the Tithe Map shows a settlement with a number more dwellings than have survived into modern times. Comparison of the Tithe Map with later historic mapping show a number of dwellings shown in the 1840s had gone by the time of the First Edition Ordnance Survey map in the late 19th century, and further houses are missing from the more recent maps, showing a decline in the settlement, which in modern times only has a handful of cottages remaining, apart from the farm.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century historic map shows a number of dwellings shown on the Tithe Map are already gone.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 299 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Deancombe is mentioned as 'Dencomb' and 'Denecome' in 1481.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
One of the holdings continued into the 20th century (MDV113127), at least until 1950, but the modern mapping shows few remain in the hamlet.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: 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. 299. |
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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). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV39497 | Parent of: 1-2 Deancombe Cottages, Dean Prior (Building) |
| MDV113124 | Parent of: Chapel Tenement, Deancombe (Monument) |
| MDV113121 | Parent of: Cottage at Deancombe, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV113122 | Parent of: Cottage near Combe Cottages, Deancombe (Monument) |
| MDV113115 | Parent of: Deancombe Farm, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV113127 | Parent of: Homestead at Deancombe, Dean Prior (Monument) |
| MDV113119 | Parent of: Keepers Cottage, Deancombe (Monument) |
| MDV113117 | Parent of: Weavers Cottage, Deancombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2015 3:12PM |
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