See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Hoopern - placename. This is said to suggest the site of a watchtower in the anglo-saxon period (hooper).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SW/152

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LOOKOUT (VIII to XIII - 701 AD to 1300 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23033.

Hooper, h. J. /dcnq/26(1954-1955)18/"hoper",origin of the name.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23034.

Ea/archaeological assessment of proposed development sites at streatham campus & st lukes campus, university of exeter/(2000)3,fig 1/ea report 00.74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23035.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)436.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

The earliest record of the name hoopern is in 1225 although it is not known whether the original focus was higher hoopern farm or hoopern house (ea).

Hooper, W. R., 1932 - 1933, Early Inscribed Firebacks at Great Torrington (Article in Serial). SDV2937.

Hoopern - placename. This is said to suggest the site of a watchtower in the anglo-saxon period (hooper).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.