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| HER Number: | MDV114039 |
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| Name: | Moortown Cottage, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Dates from at least the late 18th century and likely was constructed as a farm workers cottage for Moortown. Depicted on the Tithe Map, the cottage continues into modern times.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 891 |
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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
- FARM LABOURERS COTTAGE (XVIII - 1775 AD? to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Moortown cottage is depicted on the Tithe Map; 49 on the Gidleigh Apportionment; 'House and court'. Recorded as part of Moortown and appears to have originated as a farm labourers cottage. Depicted as an L-shaped building, with adjoining dwelling on the north-eastern side.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Late 19th century historic map shows the cottage. Much the same as the Tithe Map, although the north-eastern section of the cottage is shaded black.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Moortown Cottage' is depicted on the early 20th century historic map. The layout of the buildings matches previous historic map depictions.
Grumley-Grennan, T. + Hardy, M., 2000, Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present, 122 (Monograph). SDV359347.
Ensworthy (or Moortown) Cottage, a farm workers cottage attached to Moortown farm appears to have been built in the late 18th century. Little is known of the occupants before 1860, but it is likely they would have been employed at Moortown Farm. In the mid-20th century, the cottage was rented out for a while as the family at Moortown had no workers on the farm but by the 1950s it reverted to being a tied cottage.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
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). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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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. 122. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73381 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77444 | Part of: Moortown farmstead, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV114040 | Related to: Ensworthy Cottage, Gidleigh (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 20 2018 1:27PM |
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