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HER Number:MDV119165
Name:Venn Farm, Morchard Bishop

Summary

Farmsted depicted on 19th century mapping. The farmhouse dates to the 16th-17th century but was rebuilt in the 19th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 776 056
Map Sheet:SS70NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMorchard Bishop
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMORCHARD BISHOP

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Recorded as Lower Venn Building, Garden and Lane (plot 218) on the Morchard Bishop Tithe Apportionment.

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

Farmstead depicted as three groups of buildings. A pond is also shown.

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

Farmstead marked as Lower Venn. Comparison with the Tithe Map shows a considerable increase in the number of farm buildings. Map object partly based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Map object partly based on this source.

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.
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV41055Parent of: Barn and Linhay, Venn Farm, Morchard Bishop (Building)
MDV64016Parent of: Bee boles at Venn Farm, Morchard Bishop (Monument)
MDV41056Parent of: Venn Farmhouse, Morchard Bishop (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 18 2021 10:19AM