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HER Number:MDV19371
Name:Hookedrise, Dunkeswell

Summary

The name Hookedrise is considered to be Saxon in origin, the name meaning a bent piece of land covered in brushwood.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 124 070
Map Sheet:ST10NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDunkeswell
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDUNKESWELL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST10NW/29

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (VIII to XI - 701 AD (Between) to 1100 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Farmstead depicted.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Hookedrise marked, comprising a large farmhouse with a courtyard of farm buildings adjoining the south-west end. There is a further range of buildings to the south-east. A pump is also marked behind the house.

Reichel, O. J., 1928 - 1938, The Hundred of Hemyock in Early Times, 37, 44 (Article in Monograph). SDV36469.

Hookedrise was part of the estate of Oteri at the time of the Domesday Book of 1086. It was held with Waringston in Buckerell, by Warin of William Capra. Before the conquest it was held by Bristric or Brictric. Early descents given.

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 614 (Monograph). SDV337894.

The name Hookedrise is first recorded as Hokederis in 1215. The name is considered to be Saxon in origin, from hōcedan hrisan, meaning a bent piece of land (from the turn in the valley here) covered in brushwood.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #139713 ]
SDV337894Monograph: 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. 614.
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV36469Article in Monograph: Reichel, O. J.. 1928 - 1938. The Hundred of Hemyock in Early Times. The Hundreds of Devon. A5 Hardback. 37, 44.

Associated Monuments

MDV56469Parent of: Hookedrise Farmhouse, Dunkeswell (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 16 2022 3:32PM