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| HER Number: | MDV15382 |
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| Name: | FARMSTEAD in the Parish of South Tawton |
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Summary
Great cocktree, an old farmstead. In 1523, both great and little cocktree were held of william courtenay, kt. , as of his fee of cadeleigh.(lega-weekes). The site of the domesday manor of tauelanda. Early descents of ownership are given.(reichel). References to early documents mentioning cocktree and to the origin of the name (lega-weekes).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 667 985 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69NE/28
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XI to Post Medieval - 1001 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Lega-Weekes, E., 1900-1901, Cocktree, 103 (Article in Serial). SDV251605.
Cocktree (now a framhouse), a property adjoining North Wyke, in the parish of South Tawton was aquired by Wm. Wyke, of North Wyke on his marriage c. 1400, with Katherine, dau. And heir of Jogn Burnel, whose family had been settled for some generations at Great or 'Mychel' Cocktree.
Lega-Weekes, E., 1902, Neighbours of North Wyke Part II, 598 (Article in Serial). SDV251603.
Possibly mentioned in the Domesday book. Unclear as to which property it is referred as. Possibly Donicestona. Possibly Tauelanda.
In 1523 Great and Little Cocktree were held of Wm. Courtenay, Kt as of his fee of Cadlegh.
The site of the domesday manor of tauelanda. Early descents of ownership are given.(reichel). References to early documents mentioning cocktree and to the origin of the name (lega-weekes).
Reichel, O. J., 1912, The Hundred of South Tawton in Early Times, 351 (Article in Serial). SDV251604.
That Tauelanda is the estate now called Cocktree in South Tawton, seems hardly open to doubt. In 1303 Cocktree was held for half fee by Roger Burnel. With his daughter and heiress it passed to Weeks and was sold by Francis Weekes to Hole.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV251603 | Article in Serial: Lega-Weekes, E.. 1902. Neighbours of North Wyke Part II. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 34. A5 Hardback. 598. |
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| SDV251604 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1912. The Hundred of South Tawton in Early Times. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 44. A5 Hardback. 351. |
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| SDV251605 | Article in Serial: Lega-Weekes, E.. 1900-1901. Cocktree. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 1. A5 Hardback. 103. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 1 2018 10:32AM |
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