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HER Number:MDV16593
Name:Higher Parford farm, Drewsteignton

Summary

Higher parford farm, drewsteignton. The name of the farm is a survival of a local landscape feature, path-ford, mentioned in a charter of 739 describing the boundary of cridie, which roughly corresponds to the area of the hundred of crediton (rose-troup).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 714 899
Map Sheet:SX78NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDrewsteignton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDREWSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/65

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (VII to XIX - 700 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257050.

Rose-troup, f. /tda/74(1942)237-261/crediton charters of the tenth century. Higher parford farm, drewsteignton. The name of the farm is a survival of a local landscape feature, path-ford, mentioned in a charter of 739 describing the boundary of cridie, which roughly corresponds to the area of the hundred of crediton (rose-troup).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257051.

Finberg, h. P. R. /the early charters of devon and cornwall/(1953)8.

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 432 (Monograph). SDV1312.

Parford is mentioned in various documents throughout the Middle Ages and spelt in different ways.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1946 RAF photos.

McKay, K., 1994 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.

Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 29/03/1996.

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. 432.
SDV257050Migrated Record:
SDV257051Migrated Record:
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV344544Report - Survey: McKay, K.. 1994 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material.

Associated Monuments

MDV33507Parent of: Higher Parford Cottage, Drewsteignton (Building)
MDV33479Parent of: Higher Parford Farmhouse, Drewsteignton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 18 2023 11:58AM