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| HER Number: | MDV15399 |
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| Name: | Great Week, Chagford |
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Summary
Medieval settlement of Great Week, (or Great Wyke). Associations with the Wyke family of North Wyke, South Tawton. Originally Weeke St. Mary, was said to have had manorial rights in South Teign before 1600. Documented in mid-13th century, and throughout later Medieval period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 875 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/61
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (First mentioned, XIII to Late Medieval - 1250 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Lega-Weekes, E., 1904, The Neighbours of North Wyke. Part IV, 435 (Article in Serial). SDV251535.
Great Week, (or Great Wyke). This property has associations with the Wyke family of North Wyke, South Tawton.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 426 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Documented in 1244, 1301, 1342, 1432 and 1635. (See sub-sheets and related record for farm/houses at Great Week).
Osborne, F., 1963, 31st Report on Parochial History, 69 (Article in Serial). SDV21194.
Great Weeke, originally Weeke St. Mary, was said to have had manorial rights in South Teign before 1600.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1981, List of Known Devon Tin Mills c1450 - c1750, No. 86 (Report - non-specific). SDV319826.
A tin mortarstone is built in to an outbuilding of the farm at sx71458760. See SX78NW/68 for presumed site of mill.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV21194 | Article in Serial: Osborne, F.. 1963. 31st Report on Parochial History. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 95. Unknown. 69. |
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| SDV251535 | Article in Serial: Lega-Weekes, E.. 1904. The Neighbours of North Wyke. Part IV. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 36. Unknown. 435. |
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| SDV319826 | Report - non-specific: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1981. List of Known Devon Tin Mills c1450 - c1750. List of Known Devon Tin Mills c1450 - c1750. 35. Unknown. No. 86. |
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| SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 426. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123451 | Parent of: Building at Great Weeke, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV123450 | Parent of: Cottage at Great Weeke, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV22109 | Parent of: Great Weeke Cottage, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV77139 | Parent of: Great Weeke farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV123452 | Related to: Farm buildings at Great Weeke (Building) |
| MDV22103 | Related to: Outbuilding belonging to Great Weeke farm, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 19 2018 11:53AM |
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