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HER Number:MDV16899
Name:Ashreigney, Densham

Summary

Earthworks visible on aerial photography suggest that settlement at Densham formerly extended further to the west than at present.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 640 126
Map Sheet:SS61SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAshreigney
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHREIGNEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61SW/14

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

RAF, CPE UK 1995 3002-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV18827.

Other details: DCC 10/102-3.

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Interpretation). SDV18824.

On CUC air photograph, the area of settlement at Densham would appear to have been greater than it is now. To the west of the existing farm buildings, earthworks are showing in several fields suggesting that the present farm has shrunk from a hamlet.

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 356 (Monograph). SDV1312.

Densham is first mentioned (ff) in 1443.

Cambridge University, 1966, CUC/ANM, ANM 65-66 (Aerial Photograph). SDV62341.

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. 356.
SDV18824Interpretation: Griffith, F. M..
SDV18827Aerial Photograph: RAF. CPE UK 1995 3002-3.
SDV62341Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1966. CUC/ANM. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). ANM 65-66.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 1 2021 3:12PM