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HER Number:MDV117996
Name:Kitchen Garden at Bishop's Court, Sowton

Summary

Site of the former kitchen garden which is shown on 19th century mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 982 917
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSowton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFARRINGDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • KITCHEN GARDEN (Built, Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Kitchen garden depicted on the Tithe Map (plots 40 and 41).


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

Kitchen garden shown, with greenhouses in the north-east corner.


Debois Landscape Survey Group, 2007, Bishops Court, Devon. Landscape Survey and Management Plan, Appendix 1: BC35X (Report - non-specific). SDV349911.

Former kitchen garden dating to pre 1800, enlarged circa 1805. The walls are intact but the garden has been built upon. The western end may be medieval in origin.


Debois Landscape Survey Group, 2007, Bishop's Court, Devon: A Documented History, 12 (Report - non-specific). SDV351922.

The walled kitchen garden is shown on maps of 1801 and 1803.


GetMapping, 2010, GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV351585.

The site of the kitchen garden has been developed. The western half is now built upon, the eastern half a car park.


Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 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.
SDV349911Report - non-specific: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 2007. Bishops Court, Devon. Landscape Survey and Management Plan. Debois Landscape Survey Group Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. Appendix 1: BC35X.
SDV351585Aerial Photograph: GetMapping. 2010. GetMapping 2010 aerial photographs. Getmapping. Photograph (Digital).
SDV351922Report - non-specific: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 2007. Bishop's Court, Devon: A Documented History. Debois Landscape Survey Group Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 12.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #77272 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV87487Part of: Parkland and Gardens at Bishop's Court, Sowton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5959 - Archaeological Survey, Bishops Court, Devon

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2019 12:39PM