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HER Number:MDV11922
Name:Friar's Hele

Summary

Friar's hele remains of manor house. Manor of frysehall or fryes hele passed from frye family to the parkers in time of henry viii and variously to present(1972) owner earl of morley.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 538 069
Map Sheet:SS50NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMeeth
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMEETH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS50NW/12

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MANOR HOUSE (XI to Post Medieval - 1001 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

SB, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV20271.

Vis=manor house is not mentioned in current doe listing although previously listed grade ii (sb).


1972, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215211.

Friar's hele remains of manor house. Manor of frysehall or fryes hele passed from frye family to the parkers in time of henry viii and variously to present(1972) owner earl of morley.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215217.

Osa=ss50nw4/photograph.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215218.

Pole/description of devon 1635/(1791)357.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215219.

Risden, t. /choreographical description of devon 1580-1640/(1811) 261,432.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215220.

Lysons/history of devon/2(1822)336.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215221.

Doe/hhr:okehampton rd/(1960)18.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215222.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)99.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215223.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/42(1910)232/the hundred of sulfretona or hairidge in early times.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV215224.

Page, w. /vch devon/1(1906)451/domesday survey.


Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=6/11/1972(os) this 19th century house is known as friar's hele. The outbuildings perhaps of 17th-18th century origin.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Vis=at domesday, the estate was held by alvared le breton. Wilhuenec was the tenant.(reichel).


Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV326899.

Vis=estimated -/-/1959(doe) a good type of barton. Hipped and gabled roof.17th century and later.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Vis=friar's hele, along with crocker's hele and gifford's hele were hela in domesday and hele in 1242. Friar's hele was held by william le poure in 1278. It was called hele le povere in 1288, and hele pore in 1346. The modern farm traces its name to the family of godfridus frye (mawer et al).


Gent, T. H., 1995, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Tip Extension at ECC Meeth Ball Clay Works, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV344558.

Other details: Appendix 1, site 5.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback.
SDV20271Migrated Record: SB.
SDV215211Migrated Record: 1972.
SDV215217Migrated Record:
SDV215218Migrated Record:
SDV215219Migrated Record:
SDV215220Migrated Record:
SDV215221Migrated Record:
SDV215222Migrated Record:
SDV215223Migrated Record:
SDV215224Migrated Record:
SDV24Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV242Migrated Record:
SDV326899Report - Survey: Department of Environment.
SDV344558Report - Assessment: Gent, T. H.. 1995. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Tip Extension at ECC Meeth Ball Clay Works. Exeter Archaeology Report. 95.53. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4675 - Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Tip Extension at ECC Meeth Ball Clay Works

Date Last Edited:May 10 2010 12:51PM