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HER Number:MDV125790
Name:Gay's Farm, Branscombe

Summary

Farmstead shown on 19th century mapping. The name Gay is recorded in the parish register for 1686.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 201 894
Map Sheet:SY28NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBranscombe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRANSCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Built, XVI to XIX - 1501 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Triangular-shaped group of buildings with the dwelling house on the south side with further ranges of buildings creating an additional yard around the north and east sides.


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

Gay's Farm marked. Comparison with the Tithe Map shows the outer range of buildings to have been extended to the south. Another building is also shown on the south side of the lane.


Butters, F. C., 1980, Branscombe and the Parish and the Church, 12 (Pamphlet). SDV363022.

The name Gay is recorded in the parish register for 1686.


Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.

Cartographic evidence suggests that many of the buildings shown on 19th century mapping are still extant.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #117922 ]
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV362729Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV363022Pamphlet: Butters, F. C.. 1980. Branscombe and the Parish and the Church. Paperback Volume. 12.

Associated Monuments

MDV75847Parent of: Building at Gay's Farm, Branscombe (Building)
MDV75848Parent of: Building at Gay's Farm, Branscombe (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 23 2019 12:00PM