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| HER Number: | MDV131556 |
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| Name: | Prestaller Farm, Axminster |
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Summary
The manor of Prestaller was given to Axminster church by King Athelstan in AD937. The farm was still attached to the church at the end of the 19th century when it became a freeholding.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 306 986 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (X to XIX - 901 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Small farmstead depicted, comprising an L-shaped range of buildings.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Prestaller Farm marked. Comparison with the Tithe Map shows the farmstead to have expanded slightly with an orchard adjoining to the east.
Horsley, K., 2019, Land East of Axminster, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation Assessment Report, 10 (Report - Evaluation). SDV364414.
The manor of Prestaller was given to Axminster church by King Athelstan in AD937. The first vicar of Axminster, recorded in the 12th century was Gervase de Prestaller. The manor was let to farm throughout the 14th century and by the 15th century was farmed by the 'noble family of Brooke of Weycroft'. It continued to pay rent to the church of Axminster after the dissolution of 1539 and was still attached to the church at the end of the 19th century when it became a freeholding. See report for further historical information.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #133118 ] |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV364414 | Report - Evaluation: Horsley, K.. 2019. Land East of Axminster, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation Assessment Report. Wardell Armstrong. APPENDIX 16.3. Digital. 10. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8709 - Archaeological trench evaluation on land east of Axminster
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 4 2023 9:41AM |
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