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HER Number:MDV30411
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Thrushelton

Summary

Widdacombe is wydecomb in 1282 in the assizes and appears in 1330 in the lay subsidy rolls. It means wide valley (gover et al).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 468 877
Map Sheet:SX48NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishThrushelton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTHRUSHELTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48NE/42/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV261505.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)211-212.


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

Widdacombe is wydecomb in 1282 in the assizes and appears in 1330 in the lay subsidy rolls. It means wide valley (gover 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.
SDV261505Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM