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| HER Number: | MDV15795 |
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| Name: | Dunstone |
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Summary
At dunstone, stokenham, the site of the domesday estate of donestantona. Earlier saxon settlement noted. The estate formed part of the inland hundred of cadelintona, now chillington.(reichel). Part of saxon royal estate of kingsbridge. By 1200 part of the manor of stokenham. History of manor discussed in detail, and extracts from diverse documents given, up to 1841 census return. The families of the hamlet described (roberts). Vis=-/6/1982 (roberts). An account of the houses and farm buildings is given. One farmhouse had disappeared by 1886 (os) but traces still visible on the ground. Its farm buildings survive, built around a courtyard. Other houses still survive and in addition a roundhouse, ciderpress - with most of its machinery intact, (photos), barns, dovecote, and other farm buildings. Plans provided.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 796 404 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stokenham |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKENHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SE/24
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (VIII to XXI - 701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV155648.
Reichel, o. J. /tda/43(1911)199,201/the early history of the hundred of colridge.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.
At dunstone, stokenham, the site of the domesday estate of donestantona. Earlier saxon settlement noted. The estate formed part of the inland hundred of cadelintona, now chillington.(reichel).
Roberts, W. A., 1982, Notes About Dunstone, in Stokenham, South Devon (Un-published). SDV356434.
Part of Saxon royal estate of Kingsbridge. By 1200 part of the manor of Stokenham. History of manor discussed in detail, and extracts from diverse documents given, up to 1841 census return. The families of the hamlet described.
Site visit in June 1982. An account of the houses and farm buildings is given. One farmhouse had disappeared by 1886 (Ordnance Survey) but traces still visible on the ground. Its farm buildings survive, built around a courtyard. Other houses still survive and in addition a roundhouse, ciderpress - with most of its machinery intact, (photos), barns, dovecote, and other farm buildings. Plans provided.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV155648 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV242 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV356434 | Un-published: Roberts, W. A.. 1982. Notes About Dunstone, in Stokenham, South Devon. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV90204 | Related to: Barn and Stables immediately north-northwest of Lower Dunstone, Stokenham (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 13 2018 2:31PM |
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