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HER Number:MDV19248
Name:SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Landkey

Summary - not yet available

Location

Grid Reference:SS 591 312
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLandkey
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLANDKEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/241

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SETTLEMENT (Roman to Late Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Weddell, P. J., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV6252.

The element 'lan' may indicate the presence of a settlement here fefore the 10c (weddell).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72928.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)68,75,76,81,82,95/the hundred of south molton in early times.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72929.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)341.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72930.

Weddell, p. J. /pdas/48(1990)113/archaeological recording in the medieval borough of newport, barnstaple in 1983.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72931.

Des=os 6"(1903/1938)13se.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72932.

Green, t. /ndas newsletter/5(spring 2003)8/the archaeology of some north devon place names/in smr.


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

Landkey was included in the manor of bishop's tawton, (tautona), in domesday. It was held of the bishop of exeter. Some descents given (reichel). The name is of celtic derivation containing the elements for church, "lan", and the name of a saint, "cai" (mawer et al).

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.
SDV6252Migrated Record: Weddell, P. J..
SDV72928Migrated Record:
SDV72929Migrated Record:
SDV72930Migrated Record:
SDV72931Migrated Record:
SDV72932Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM