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| HER Number: | MDV132422 |
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| Name: | Shaftsborough hamlet, Mortehoe |
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Summary
Shaftsborough is first recorded as Settesbergh in 1242. It appears as a small hamlet on the 1840 Tithe Map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 489 454 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Mortehoe |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORTEHOE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: ND
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HAMLET (First mentioned, XII to XIII - 1200 AD (Between) to 1299 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, Plots 491-505 (Cartographic). SDV359954.
'Shaftsburrow' depicted on the Tithe Map. Hamlet of scattered buildings.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
By the time of the later 19th century historic map depiction, the hamlet has shrunk, with the buildings shown on the Tithe Map around SS 4892 4543 no longer shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Shaftsborough. Largely unchanged from the First Edition Ordnance Survey map depiction.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 54 (Monograph). SDV1312.
'Shaftsborough' is recorded from 1242 as 'Settesberg', later (1303) as 'Schotteburgh', as well as 'Shottesburgh', 'Shotesberwe', 'Shotisburgh' and 'Shatesborough' (1809).
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, 2740 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Shaftsborough is first recorded as Settesbergh in 1242. It appears as a small hamlet on the 1840 Tithe Map (see Sites 241-3).
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Modern mapping shows three farms occupy the site; Shaftsboro, Highcroft and Allender, the latter of which lies over the site of the Medieval hamlet. Additional modern buildings added to south-west of site, but some of the buildings depicted on the historic maps appear to have been retained.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: 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. 54. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. 2740. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. Plots 491-505. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #136059 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132424 | Parent of: Former building, Shaftsborough (Monument) |
| MDV132457 | Parent of: Former buildings at Shaftsborough (Monument) |
| MDV132423 | Parent of: Former farmstead, Shaftsborough (Monument) |
| MDV132425 | Related to: Extension of Drate Lane, Mortehoe (Monument) |
| MDV132429 | Related to: 'Mill Park', Shaftsborough (Monument) |
| MDV132427 | Related to: Section of Vollature Lane, Mortehoe (Monument) |
| MDV132426 | Related to: Section of Windcutter Lane, Mortehoe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2022 11:04AM |
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