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HER Number:MDV16379
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Farringdon

Summary

Eveleigh. A lost settlement is possibly sited here. It is recorded as iueleia in 1086, yevelegh in 1378 and eveleigh in 1733. The name comes from the old english ifa's leah (e. P. N. S. ). Domesday records the eveleigh and whiteheathfield on the culm were both fulcher's in 1086. In 1428, the inquisition of john dynham shows they were both held by one and the same owner (reichel,1910). Possibly the eveleigh referred to by reichel, belonging to the honour of plympton and held by fulcher of the ordnance officers in 1086 (reichel,1928-1938).(confusion over the identification of this estate. See also sx99se/22 and sx99se/78).

Location

Grid Reference:SY 01 91
Map Sheet:SY09SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishFarringdon
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFARRINGDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SW/23

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (VIII to XVIII - 701 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132244.

E. P. N. S. /place names of devon/ii(1931)574.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132245.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/42(1910)246/the hundred of sulfretona or hairidge in early times.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV132246.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)382/the hundred of clyston in early times.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Eveleigh. A lost settlement is possibly sited here. It is recorded as iueleia in 1086, yevelegh in 1378 and eveleigh in 1733. The name comes from the old english ifa's leah (e. P. N. S. ). Domesday records the eveleigh and whiteheathfield on the culm were both fulcher's in 1086. In 1428, the inquisition of john dynham shows they were both held by one and the same owner (reichel,1910). Possibly the eveleigh referred to by reichel, belonging to the honour of plympton and held by fulcher of the ordnance officers in 1086 (reichel,1928-1938).(confusion over the identification of this estate. See also sx99se/22 and sx99se/78).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback.
SDV132244Migrated Record:
SDV132245Migrated Record:
SDV132246Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM