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HER Number:MDV125792
Name:Rockenhayne, Branscombe

Summary

Farmstead marked on 19th century mapping. The name means Rocks enclosure, a John Rocke is recorded in 1307.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 190 904
Map Sheet:SY19SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBranscombe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRANSCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

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 house, barns, lanes and garden (plot 300) on the Branscombe Tithe Apportionment.


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

Farmstead depicted.


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

Rockenhayne marked, comprising a U-shaped range of buildings with additional buildings to the north. A well is also shown and a large orchard to the south-east.


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

The name means rock's enclosure. A John Rock is recorded in 1307.


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

Cartographic evidence suggests that a number of buildings shown on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map 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: #117925 ]
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.
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: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 23 2019 12:48PM