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| HER Number: | MDV2299 |
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| Name: | Site of a manor house at Callisham, Meavy |
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Summary
May have been one of the five Domesday Manors in Meavy, but earliest reference dates to 1486. Decedents of Sir Francis Drake owned this property for a several centuries.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 536 668 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NW11
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439067
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANOR HOUSE (Early Medieval to XV - 1066 AD? to 1486 AD (Between))
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
White, W., 1850/1968, White's Devon. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devonshire, 740: Milles' Questionnaire: Meavy (Monograph). SDV6497.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A post-medieval house is reported to stand on the site of a medieval manor house according to the Ordnance Survey map of 1888.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 229 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Callisham Down is 'Calyngisham' (1486-1515), 'Calysham' (1553), 'Callisham' (1698).
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX56NW11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV244555.
On the historic maps (First and Second Edition Ordnance Survey) 6 inch series, Callisham is on the site of a manor house.
Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial, 1954 (Cartographic). SDV352727.
(SX 53696687) Callisham on site of (NAT) Manor House (NR).
Exeter Archaeology, 1996, Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV273792.
Callisham is identified by the Ordnance Survey as the site of a manor house and was presumably one of the five Domesday manors called Meavy. However, it presents something of a problem in that the earliest record traced of its name is in 1486 (see Place Names of Devon). For several centuries the property was owned by the descendants of Sir Francis Drake (see Milles' Questionnaire: Meavy parish; White 1850, 740).
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. 229. |
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| SDV244555 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX56NW11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV273792 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade. Exeter Archaeology. 96.56. A4 Stapled. 5. |
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| 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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| SDV352727 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital. 1954. |
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| SDV6497 | Monograph: White, W.. 1850/1968. White's Devon. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devonshire. white's Devon. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Devonshire. Hardback Volume. 740: Milles' Questionnaire: Meavy. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77824 | Related to: Callisham farmstead, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV102862 | Related to: Weir on Lovaton Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 7 2021 4:16PM |
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