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| HER Number: | MDV3184 |
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| Name: | Horndon, Mary Tavy |
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Summary
Small settlement was originally called "Miner's Town", it was built for the miners of Wheal Friendship at Mary Tavy. One of the early 19th century stone cottages is now an inn. Horndon miners' settlement with Cornish style of housing once very common on western Dartmoor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 520 800 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Mary Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARY TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (XVII to XIX - 1700 AD to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Horndon is depicted on the Tithe Map; a number of dwellings and associated buildings make up the settlement.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Little change in the settlement since the Tithe Map depiction.
Minchinton, W. E., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, 22 (Monograph). SDV7016.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1991, An Assessment of Copper Mining in Devon (Copper, Brass, Tin), 17+3 (Report - Assessment). SDV60709.
Horndon Cottages, this small settlement was originally called "Miner's Town", it was built for the miners of Wheal Friendship, the copper mines at Mary Tavy. One of the early 19th century stone cottages is now an inn. Horndon miners' settlement with 'Cornish' style of housing once very common on western Dartmoor.
White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads, Horndon House (Un-published). SDV352501.
Horndon House site of a lost farmstead with a longhouse.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
In modern times there have been a few new buildings added but the core of the settlement appears to be fairly well preserved.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV352501 | Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet. Horndon House. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #87300 ] |
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| SDV60709 | Report - Assessment: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1991. An Assessment of Copper Mining in Devon (Copper, Brass, Tin). A4 Stapled + Digital. 17+3. |
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| SDV7016 | Monograph: Minchinton, W. E.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Paperback Volume. 22. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4185 | Part of: Wheal Friendship Mine, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV78084 | Related to: Dingles Farm, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV78086 | Related to: Higher Rowes, Mary Tavy (Monument) |
| MDV35595 | Related to: Horndon house, Mary Tavy (Building) |
| MDV121957 | Related to: Socket stone on green, Horndon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 17 2018 1:29PM |
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