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| HER Number: | MDV117420 |
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| Name: | Schoolroom at Hexworthy |
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Summary
Precise location unknown, but documentary sources record children being taught at Hexworthy, from 1796 onwards, likely in one of the rooms in a farmhouse or possibly barn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 728 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SCHOOLROOM (XVIII to XIX - 1796 AD to 1846 AD)
Full description
Stanbrook, M., 1991, Old Dartmoor Schools Remembered, 73 (Monograph). SDV359884.
Listed in the account books for the Widecombe and Dartmoor Charity Schools is Hexworthy, where children were taught by Jane Beard in 1796, followed by Agnes Warn. Mary Datson and Mary Hamlyn (who also taught at Brimpts in 1815) are mentioned as teachers at Hexworthy, as well as Johanna Smith who taught for several years until 1846.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359884 | Monograph: Stanbrook, M.. 1991. Old Dartmoor Schools Remembered. Old Dartmoor Schools Remembered. Paperback Volume. 73. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6413 | Related to: North-east farmstead at Hexworthy (Building) |
| MDV123021 | Related to: Ring O' Bells Farmhouse, Hexworthy (Building) |
| MDV77452 | Related to: Ring O' Bells, Hexworthy Farm (Monument) |
| MDV117430 | Related to: Schoolroom at Dartmeet (Building) |
| MDV106267 | Related to: Shippon, now stable at Brimpts Farm, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV93032 | Related to: The Old Farm House, Hexworthy (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 25 2018 3:24PM |
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