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| HER Number: | MDV114012 |
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| Name: | Plant nursery at Berrydown, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Berrydown Products was a nursery specialising in heathers and conifers started at Berrydown Farm in the late 1970s. Business was run until the late 20th century. House that accompanied the nursery remains and is known as Lower Berrydown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 666 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NURSERY GARDEN (XX - 1977 AD to 1994 AD (Between))
Full description
GetMapping, 1999 - 2000, Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345751.
Remains of the nursery can still be seen on the aerial photograph.
Grumley-Grennan, T. + Hardy, M., 2000, Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present, 83-4 (Monograph). SDV359347.
In 1977 Berrydown was bought by a property developer from Humberside, who started a plant nursery; Berrydown Products (Gidleigh) Ltd. next door, specialising in heather and conifers. The nursery business was later sold on and continued until around 1993-4. The house built on the site was originally subject to an agricultural tie but this was later lifted and the remains of the nursery business removed.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
2010 aerial photograph shows the nursery equipment to have been removed. Some sort of construction work is going on to the east of Lower Berrydown house however; unclear what this is.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
The modern map still sows the nursery area and entrance but appears to be a little out of date. Outline of the nursery indicated and used to digitise this feature.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345751 | Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 1999 - 2000. Dartmoor 1999-2000 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73362 ] |
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| SDV359347 | Monograph: Grumley-Grennan, T. + Hardy, M.. 2000. Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present. Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present. Hardback Volume. 83-4. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77124 | Related to: Berrydown farmstead, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV114013 | Related to: Lower Berrydown, Gidleigh (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 22 2015 12:33PM |
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