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| HER Number: | MDV18913 |
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| Name: | Bowood, Abbotsham |
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Summary
Bowood house was bogewode in domesday when it was included as a sub-manor of abbotsham. It was then held by the abbot of tavistock. Early descents given.(reichel).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 421 258 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/17
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BUILDING (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14264.
Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)577-578/the hundred of shebbear in early times.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV14265.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)84.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.
Bowood house was bogewode in domesday when it was included as a sub-manor of abbotsham. It was then held by the abbot of tavistock. Early descents given.(reichel).
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Bowood is was originally westeraboue wode. It could mean the most westerly place above the wood (gover et al).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: 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. |
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| SDV14264 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV14265 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV242 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2015 11:47AM |
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