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| HER Number: | MDV17110 |
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| Name: | Site of poor house, Feniton |
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Summary
Site of cottage, latterly used as poor house, which was demolished by 1899, possibly in 1866.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 113 985 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Feniton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FENITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19NW/45
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ALMSHOUSE (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Rose-Troup, F., 1939, The Anglo-Saxon Charter of Ottery St Mary, 209 (Article in Serial). SDV99025.
The land on which St. Anne's Chapel stood contained a cottage which survived the flood in 1752 that destroyed the chapel. It was used as a poor house and demolished in 1866.
Copeland, G. W., 1962, Devonshire Church Houses: Part 3, 432 (Article in Serial). SDV16091.
There is no trace left of the church house here, which was once used as a poor house.
Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development at Feniton Mill, Feniton, 4, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV338788.
Site of cottage located within mill garden. Shown on 1839 Tithe Map. This may be 'Daniell Channon's House called St Ann's [which] was purchased by the Parish for 6 guineas from Lady Day last ' in 1749. It survived the 1752 flood and was sold in 1866 to J. P. Combe, owner of the mill. Demolished by 1899.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV16091 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1962. Devonshire Church Houses: Part 3. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 94. A5 Hardback. 432. |
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| SDV338788 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2002. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development at Feniton Mill, Feniton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 02.05. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4, 8. |
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| SDV99025 | Article in Serial: Rose-Troup, F.. 1939. The Anglo-Saxon Charter of Ottery St Mary. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 71. A5 Hardback. 209. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18747 | Related to: Feniton Mill (Monument) |
| MDV10956 | Related to: St Annes Chapel, Feniton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
| Date Last Edited: | May 1 2012 9:27AM |
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