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| HER Number: | MDV15831 |
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| Name: | Leigh, Chawleigh |
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Summary
Leigh is suggested to have been the possible site of a Domesday Manor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 725 122 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS71SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chawleigh |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAWLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS71SW/22
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Reichel, O. J., 1897, The Domesday Hundreds of Devon: Part 3. The Hundred of North Tawton, 269 (Article in Serial). SDV337560.
West Leigh, alias Lee, is the possible site of a Domesday Manor.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 363 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Leigh is suggested to have been the home of Adam de Leghe, recorded in 1333.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Three farmsteads are shown; Harding's Leigh, Sowdens Leigh and Mildon's Leigh.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337560 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1897. The Domesday Hundreds of Devon: Part 3. The Hundred of North Tawton. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 28. Unknown. 269. |
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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. 363. |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119573 | Related to: Harding's Leigh, Chawleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 27 2023 1:56PM |
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