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HER Number:MDV31160
Name:Twitchen Farm, West Down

Summary

Twitchen marked on 19th century mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 509 438
Map Sheet:SS54SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWest Down
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWEST DOWN

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS54SW/67/1
  • Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV330144.

Range of farm buildings to twitchen. Comprising barn, cart-shed, stables and shippon with granary adjoining south side of twitchen. Probably mid 19th century. Morte slatestone with slate roofs hipped at left (south) end. Barn has double doors with loft door. Cart-shed has loft opening above cambered-arched cart entrance with round-arched stable door opening to right. Stables and shippon have continuous row of pigeon holes with slate landings below eaves. Shippon has arched openings (doe).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV91895.

Doe/hhr:west down/(14/11/1985)121.


Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Range of buildings depicted.


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

Twitchen marked. Map object based on this source.


Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV330144Migrated Record: Department of Environment.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV91895Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV96569Parent of: Farm Buildings at Twitchen Farm, West Down (Building)
MDV31159Parent of: Twitchen Farmhouse, West Down (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 12 2015 9:25AM