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| HER Number: | MDV16160 |
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| Name: | FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Brightly. Placename. First documented in 1344 (gover et al). Priory farm is the site of a 12th century cistercian priory, see sx59ne/1. The barn may be a chapel, or part of the priory buildings, see sx59ne/35/1. A deerpark once existed at brightly (see sx59ne/26).(unattributed). A religious house was founded at brightley in 1133. By 1141 the small establishment of monks had left to form what eventually became ford abbey (hoskins). The farm now known as the priory farm at brightley was a possession of ford abbey, dorset, until the dissolution. It had a chantry chapel (sherwin).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 598 973 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59NE/35
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236159.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)205.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236160.
Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)447.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV236161.
Sherwin, c. /tda/59(1927)250/the history of ford abbey.
Sherwin, C., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23819.
Brightly. Placename. First documented in 1344 (gover et al). Priory farm is the site of a 12th century cistercian priory, see sx59ne/1. The barn may be a chapel, or part of the priory buildings, see sx59ne/35/1. A deerpark once existed at brightly (see sx59ne/26).(unattributed). A religious house was founded at brightley in 1133. By 1141 the small establishment of monks had left to form what eventually became ford abbey (hoskins). The farm now known as the priory farm at brightley was a possession of ford abbey, dorset, until the dissolution. It had a chantry chapel (sherwin).
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Brightley marked on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. Map object based on this Source.
Upham, M., 2006, Brightley Abbey, 151-164 (Article in Serial). SDV361714.
Brightley Farm (SX599974) as location of Brightley Abbey, summary of history and remains.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV236159 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV236160 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV236161 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV23819 | Migrated Record: Sherwin, C.. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV361714 | Article in Serial: Upham, M.. 2006. Brightley Abbey. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 138. Paperback Volume. 151-164. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2018 2:57PM |
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