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HER Number:MDV17180
Name:Denbury, Site of Benedictine Cell

Summary

There was a cell of Benedictine (black) monks at Denbury, dependent on Tavistock Abbey. Denbury was a manor of Tavistock from before 1086 to the suppression.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 82 68
Map Sheet:SX86NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDenbury and Torbryan
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishDENBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NW/83
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86NW31

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MONASTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX86NW31 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV336802.


Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., 1971, Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales, 53, 64 (Monograph). SDV323253.

There was a cell of Benedictine (black) monks at Denbury, dependent on Tavistock Abbey. Denbury was a manor of Tavistock from before 1086 to the suppression.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV323253Monograph: Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N.. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Unknown + Digital (part). 53, 64.
SDV336802Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX86NW31. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 21 2006 10:57AM