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HER Number:MDV115232
Name:Bargains Farm, Poltimore

Summary

Site of a farmhouse and garden recorded on the 1830s-1840s Tithe Map and Apportionment but which had completely gone by the time of the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey Map. It was abandoned when Poltimore Park was expanded in the 1830s.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 968 959
Map Sheet:SX99NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishPoltimore
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPOLTIMORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMHOUSE (XIX - 1830 AD to 1850 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Bargains Farm depicted. Recorded as House and Building (400) with a garden (401).

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Farmstead not shown.

Creighton, O. + Cunningham, P. + French, H., 2013, Peopling Polite Landscapes. Community and Heritage at Poltimore, Devon, 80, Fig. 6 (Article in Serial). SDV361004.

Bargains Farm was abandoned when Poltimore Park was expanded in the 1830s.

Hitchings, T., 2014, Poltimore Estate Heritage Sites, S150 (Un-published). SDV361001.

A U-shaped farmstead with a dwelling towards the northern end is shown on the Tithe Map (parcel #400). It was demolished circa 1845 as part of the final extension of Poltimore park.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #74547 ]
SDV361001Un-published: Hitchings, T.. 2014. Poltimore Estate Heritage Sites. Poltimore Estate Heritage Sites. Digital. S150.
SDV361004Article in Serial: Creighton, O. + Cunningham, P. + French, H.. 2013. Peopling Polite Landscapes. Community and Heritage at Poltimore, Devon. Landscape History. 33. Digital. 80, Fig. 6.

Associated Monuments

MDV113064Related to: Former Farms and Access Roads, Poltimore Park (Monument)
MDV19787Related to: Poltimore Park (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 30 2024 1:55PM