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| HER Number: | MDV19271 |
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| Name: | Accott Manor, Swimbridge |
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Summary
Accott or Haccot was included in the Manor of Tawton at the time of the Domesday Book, 1086. Formerly a large complex of farmhouse, cottages and ancilliary buildings.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 641 324 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS63SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Swimbridge |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SWIMBRIDGE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63SW/12
- Old SAM Ref: SS63SW1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Four discreet groups of houses and buildings, marked as Haccott.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Accott marked. Comparison with the Tithe Map shows the eastern end of the complex to have changed considerably, now comprising a dispersed group of smaller buildings. The group at the western end is still extant with the addition of an L-shaped range on the south side of the southern group.
Reichel, O. J., 1928 - 1938, The Hundred of South Molton in Early Times, 75,77,81,82,96 (Article in Monograph). SDV73380.
Accott or Haccot was included in the Manor of Tawton, (Tautona), in the Domesday Book of 1086. Soon after the Conquest, 1066, the Bishop of Exeter gave it to the ancestor of Drogo de Teignton. Early descents given.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 351 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Accott is variously spelt as Akecot, Hakecote and Accote in the 13th century.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973, SS63SW1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV69086.
Site visit 27th July 1973. Accot was a large complex of farmhouse, cottages and ancilliary buildings, mostly now semi-derelict.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Accott Manor marked. The former manor house is now marked as a ruin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 351. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140477 ] |
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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV69086 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1973. SS63SW1. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV73380 | Article in Monograph: Reichel, O. J.. 1928 - 1938. The Hundred of South Molton in Early Times. The Hundreds of Devon. A5 Hardback. 75,77,81,82,96. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12077 | Parent of: Chapel at Accott Manor, Swimbridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 14 2023 4:02PM |
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