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HER Number:MDV30532
Name:The Lodge, Wembury

Summary

Lodge at the entrance through the parkland to Wembury House.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 532 494
Map Sheet:SX54NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWembury
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishWEMBURY

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Historic deerpark and C18th parkland with walled garden and traditional farm buildings and earthworks of two World War II bomb Craters; former field system and Catch (water) meadow, at Wembury House

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX54NW/5/6
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LODGE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Building marked as a lodge, at the entrance through the parkland to Wembury House.

National Trust, 1984, Wembury Bay and Yealm Estuary (Report - Survey). SDV340226.

Gatehouse. Sir John Hele had a lodge entrance which stood just where the present one does, the drive within it following the same curve and direction; but the earlier lodge must have exceeded it in size. Today there is a small lodge at the entrance to the drive.

Savills, 1988, Wembury House Nr Plymouth, Devon (Pamphlet). SDV148341.

Sales particulars for The Lodge

Ordnance Survey, 2026, Mastermap 2026 (Cartographic). SDV366713.

Marked as The Lodge.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV148341Pamphlet: Savills. 1988. Wembury House Nr Plymouth, Devon. A4.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV340226Report - Survey: National Trust. 1984. Wembury Bay and Yealm Estuary. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. A4 Bound.
SDV366713Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2026. Mastermap 2026. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV1733Related to: Wembury House (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2026 10:23AM