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| HER Number: | MDV117367 |
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| Name: | School at Poundsgate, Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Documents record that children were taught at Poundsgate from 1796, although it is unclear which building was used as the schoolroom.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 705 720 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SCHOOLROOM (XVIII to Unknown - 1796 AD (Post))
Full description
Stanbrook, M., 1991, Old Dartmoor Schools Remembered, 70 (Monograph). SDV359884.
Listed in the account books for the Widecombe and Dartmoor Charity Schools is Poundsgate, where Ann Stancombe of Hannaford taught 6 children. A later teacher may have lived at Sweaton. Elizabeth Hannahford is also named as another teacher, but location is not recorded.
Devon History Society, 2019, Early Victorian Schools, 15-16, 21-22 (Article in Serial). SDV363127.
The Widecombe and Dartmoor Schools Charity had been founded in 1796 and provided support for a number of small schools. The 1833 Enquiry identified four daily schools in the parish; Dunstone, Widecombe town, Ponsworthy and Poundsgate.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359884 | Monograph: Stanbrook, M.. 1991. Old Dartmoor Schools Remembered. Old Dartmoor Schools Remembered. Paperback Volume. 70. |
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| SDV363127 | Article in Serial: Devon History Society. 2019. Early Victorian Schools. The Devon Historian. 88. Paperback Volume. 15-16, 21-22. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 22 2019 10:07AM |
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