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| HER Number: | MDV28997 |
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| Name: | Woodacott, Thornbury |
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Summary
The Domesday settlement of Wica. Documented in 1330.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 383 077 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS30NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thornbury |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | THORNBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS30NE/20
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Reichel, O. J., 1928 - 1938, The Hundred of Black Torrington in Early Times, 190,191,211,243 (Article in Monograph). SDV2105.
Woodacott was Wica in domesday. It was held by the English thanes before and after the conquest. The tenant was Eldred, or Adret, the Forester who retained possession by acting as the king's forester.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 169 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Woodacott was probably the home of Aungere de Wodecote. Mentioned in 1330 in the lay subsidy rolls.
Ordnance Survey, 1964, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV339898.
'Woodacott' shown.
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. 169. |
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| SDV2105 | Article in Monograph: Reichel, O. J.. 1928 - 1938. The Hundred of Black Torrington in Early Times. The Hundreds of Devon. A5 Hardback. 190,191,211,243. |
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| SDV339898 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2009 3:48PM |
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