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| HER Number: | MDV15763 |
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| Name: | Sheepwash, Bishop's Nympton |
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Summary
Sheepwash is first documented in 1302.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 791 271 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishop's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NE/18
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (First mentioned, XIV - 1302 AD to 1302 AD)
Full description
Reichel, O. J., 1898, The Domesday Hundreds of Devon, part 6. The Hundred of Witheridge, 402 (Article in Serial). SDV49633.
Sheepwash appears, together with Griston, in the tax roll for 1302, as Girleston. The holder at the time of Testa de Nevil is given. Reichel considers this settlement forms part of the post-domesday Hundred of Witheridge.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Sheepwash marked.
Unattributed, c.1983, Sheepwash (Worksheet). SDV75499.
A local tradition of a monastic 'rest house' at or near sheepwash is unsubstantiated.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #6779 ] |
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| SDV49633 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1898. The Domesday Hundreds of Devon, part 6. The Hundred of Witheridge. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 30. Unknown. 402. |
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| SDV75499 | Worksheet: Unattributed. c.1983. Sheepwash. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV89774 | Parent of: Sheepwash Farmhouse, Bishops Nympton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 13 2023 10:07AM |
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