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| HER Number: | MDV16577 |
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| Name: | Site of house at Bishops Tawton Junction |
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Summary
Site of a house and associated orchard called Woodstrait shown on the Tithe Map to the north of the modern 'Woodstrait'. The site is now under the roundabout at Bishops Tawton Juncion.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 565 314 |
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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/230
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Griffiths, D. M., 02/07/1984, Farmstead (Worksheet). SDV85364.
Site visit 2nd July 1984. Nothing remains visible of the house, the site of which is under high grass and nettles. There is a short stretch of stone wall alsong the roadside. To the south of this is a small overgrown farmyard. On the line of the Barnstaple bypass. The house of this name on modern Ordnance Survey maps is modern.
Griffiths, D. M., 02/07/1984, Woodstrait (Photograph). SDV85367.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Plots 269 and 270 recorded as house and orchards on the Tithe Map and apportionment, part of a property called Woodstrait which was occupied at that time by Elizabeth Colwill.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Not shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Donn, B., 1965, A Map of the County of Devon, 1765 (Reprint) (Monograph). SDV336413.
Shown on Donn's map of 1765.
Balkwill, C. J., 1976, Barnstaple By-Pass, No 4 (Report - Survey). SDV71430.
Unknown, L1258M/Surveys etc/Bishops Tawton, 4, 10 (Record Office Collection). SDV350902.
Referred to as Woodstreet in a document outlining the bounds of Bishops Tawton manor in 1743, and again in 1782 when it was owned and occupied by the poor of Tawton.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336413 | Monograph: Donn, B.. 1965. A Map of the County of Devon, 1765 (Reprint). A Map of the County of Devon, 1765 (Reprint). Hardback Volume. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #81822 ] |
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| SDV350902 | Record Office Collection: Unknown. L1258M/Surveys etc/Bishops Tawton. Unknown. 4, 10. |
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| SDV71430 | Report - Survey: Balkwill, C. J.. 1976. Barnstaple By-Pass. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Rural Survey. Unknown. No 4. |
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| SDV85364 | Worksheet: Griffiths, D. M.. 02/07/1984. Farmstead. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV85367 | Photograph: Griffiths, D. M.. 02/07/1984. Woodstrait. Slide. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV23363 | Related to: Site of farmyard and buildings south of Bishops Tawton Junction (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 1 2019 1:22PM |
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