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HER Number:MDV119213
Name:Rowden Farm, Witheridge

Summary

Farmstead recorded on 19th century mapping. The farmhouse dates to the 16th-17th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 806 168
Map Sheet:SS81NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWitheridge
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWITHERIDGE

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

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 House, Office etc on the Witheridge Tithe Apportionment (Plot 80a).


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

Three buildings marked, comprising an L-shaped range, incorporating the farmhouse with two rectangular buildings, one larger than the other, aligned north-south to the south.


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

Rowden marked. Comparison with the Tithe Map shows the farmstead to have changed comparatively little, although a horse engine house is shown on the larger of the two rectangular buildings. The smaller building has gone. A large pond is also shown. 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

MDV89758Parent of: Rowden Farmhouse, Witheridge (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 23 2017 3:49PM