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| HER Number: | MDV15621 |
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| Name: | Olsbrim farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Oldsbroom (now olsbrim). The farm is first mentioned in documentary sources in 1317. It was a single farm as far back as 1700 at least. The field patterns in the 18th and 19th centuries are examined (gawne).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 688 734 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/170
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (First mentioned, XIII to XIV - 1250 AD? to 1317 AD (Between))
Full description
Gawne, E., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV144291.
Oldsbroom (now olsbrim). The farm is first mentioned in documentary sources in 1317. It was a single farm as far back as 1700 at least. The field patterns in the 18th and 19th centuries are examined (gawne).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV285535.
Gawne, e. /tda/102(1970)51,60,61/field patterns in widecombe parish.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV285536.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)528.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Ollsbrim is first mentioned in the calendar of patent rolls as oldsbrom in 1317. It appears throughout the middle ages in various documents and with different spellings. The first element of the word is obscure, but the second element brom could mean a piece of broom-covered land. Possibly ollys could be a medieval personal name olde (gover + mawer + stenton).
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2003 - 2005, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005 (Report - Survey). SDV344545.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 24/11/2004.
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. |
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| SDV144291 | Migrated Record: Gawne, E.. |
| SDV285535 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV285536 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV344545 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2003 - 2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29951 | Parent of: Oldsbrim farmhouse, Widecombe (Building) |
| MDV29950 | Parent of: Shippon south-west of farmhouse at Oldsbrim, Widecombe (Building) |
| MDV6030 | Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 22 2018 11:59AM |
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