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HER Number:	MDV30726
Name:	MANOR in the Parish of Bridestowe

Summary

Bridestowe is mentioned in the domesday book as bridestou. It appears in various forms throughout the middle ages (gover et al).

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 514 893
Map Sheet:	SX58NW
Admin Area	Devon
Civil Parish	Bridestowe
District	West Devon
Ecclesiastical Parish	BRIDESTOWE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/8

Monument Type(s) and Dates

MANOR (Unknown date)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233687.

Des=ntas/bridestowe/(january 1985)/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233688.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)177.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV233689.

Des=worksheet/(goodyear,afu,1990).

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV5615.

Bridestowe: in 1130 this site is recorded as lann san bregit. By the end of the 13th century it was known by its modern name of bridestowe, meaning the holy place dedicated to st. Bride (national trust).

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

Bridestowe is mentioned in the domesday book as bridestou. It appears in various forms throughout the middle ages (gover et al).

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.


SDV233687	Migrated Record:
SDV233688	Migrated Record:
SDV233689	Migrated Record:
SDV5615	Migrated Record: National Trust.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

Date Last Edited:	Sep 30 2015 5:07PM

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