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| HER Number: | MDV16140 |
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| Name: | Church House, Bishop's Tawton |
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Summary
The church house may be the remains of the Bishops Palace which by the 18th century had been converted into poor tenements.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 565 300 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishop's Tawton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOP'S TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/221
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHURCH HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1539 AD? (Between))
Full description
Pearson, J. B., 1900, Church Houses in Devon, 210 (Article in Serial). SDV5752.
Church house at Bishops Tawton. Not recisely located. According to the records of the Charity Commissioners of 1818, it was then in use as a poor house
Laithwaite, M., 1987, The Bishop's Palace at Bishop's Tawton (Report - Survey). SDV357891.
According to Milles [writing in the mid 18th century], 'on the upper end of the church yard are the remains of what they call ye Episcopal house, now converted into several small tenements and inhabited by very poor miserable families'.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357891 | Report - Survey: Laithwaite, M.. 1987. The Bishop's Palace at Bishop's Tawton. Devon Religious Houses Survey. 17. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV5752 | Article in Serial: Pearson, J. B.. 1900. Church Houses in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 32. A5 Hardback. 210. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12526 | Related to: Bishop's Palace at Court Farm, Bishop's Tawton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2022 3:07PM |
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