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| HER Number: | MDV114845 |
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| Name: | Poor house, Walkhampton |
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Summary
Location of this building unknown but a tablet recording the house is set into a garden wall towards the bottom of Church Lane. Record states it was rebuilt in 1785.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 697 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ALMSHOUSE (Built, XVIII - 1750 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2013, Walkhampton Conservation Area Appraisal (draft) (Report - Assessment). SDV359522.
Site of the Poor House:
A slate tablet set into a garden wall towards the bottom of Church Lane, records the original site of the parish poor house. The Land of this House. Was Bought of Jno Wrayford. And Rebuilt in 1785. The Revd. Geo. Jope Vic: Jac Spurr and Abr. Giles Church Wardens. The poor house itself is no longer extant but records concerning the care of its inmates do survive.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359522 | Report - Assessment: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2013. Walkhampton Conservation Area Appraisal (draft). Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. Digital. [Mapped feature: #3237 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128979 | Related to: Walkhampton Church Way (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 20 2020 8:41AM |
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