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| HER Number: | MDV3635 |
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| Name: | Ashbury Mansion, Northlew |
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Summary
Ashbury mansion was built on the site of an earlier house belonging to the Woollcombe family. The house burnt down on 18th August 1877. It was rebuilt but was demolished in 1934. Some walling and a tiled floor remain. The estate buildings are still extant.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 507 979 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northlew |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 59 NW 3
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59NW/5
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX59NW3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANSION HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
House depicted. It is described as Mansion House, Coach House, Other Buildings,ard etc (Plot 106) on the Ashbury Tithe Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
House not shown, only two sets of steps leading to the area where it once stood.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
House depicted.
Hoskins, W. G., 1954 - 1955, Devon Parish Notes, 132 (Article in Serial). SDV231757.
It was the seat of the Woolcombes from 1785.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1974, SX59NW3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV224975.
Ashbury House on the site of a mansion.
Bridgewater, W. R., 1976, Ashbury House (Worksheet). SDV227172.
Site visit 6th November 1976. The mansion was built on the site of an earlier house belonging to the Woollcombe family, but this burnt down on 18th August, 1877. The mansion has now been demolished and all that remains is a wall and tiled floor, the latter consists of black and red tiles and yellow and black decorated tiles. The reverse reads 'Maw & Co. , Benthall Broseley', a Shropshire firm near Ironbridge. The estate buildings are extant. The laundry is now a farmhouse, and the drying yard, stables, coach houses etc. are now used as farm buildings. There are some cob walls round the garden and some cob and stone has been used in the buildings otherwise the buildings are of local stone.
Historic England, 2024, Historic England Research Record, 440824 (Website). SDV365986.
Ashbury House and lands came into the possession of the Woollcombe family in 1684. It was destroyed by fire in 1887, rebuilt, and
finally demolished in 1934 (citing Northlew Church Guide 1972-9).
OSAD site visit 8th October 1974. The site has been cleared except for three short sections of undateable walling at SX50709793. Photograph
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224975 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1974. SX59NW3. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV227172 | Worksheet: Bridgewater, W. R.. 1976. Ashbury House. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Register. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV231757 | Article in Serial: Hoskins, W. G.. 1954 - 1955. Devon Parish Notes. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 26. Unknown. 132. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142673 ] |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 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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| SDV365986 | Website: Historic England. 2024. Historic England Research Record. https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Website. 440824. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3637 | Related to: Drying yard at Ashbury Farm, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV134881 | Related to: Gardens at Ashbury, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3638 | Related to: Gatepost at Ashbury, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3639 | Related to: Granite steps at Ashbury Manor, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3641 | Related to: Granite trough at Ashbury Farm, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3642 | Related to: Granite trough at Ashbury Manor, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3643 | Related to: Granite trough at Ashbury Manor, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3644 | Related to: Granite trough from Ashbury House, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV134956 | Related to: Laundry at Ashbury Manor, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3636 | Related to: Linhay at Ashbury Farm, Northlew (Building) |
| MDV134879 | Related to: Parkland and gardens at Ashbury (Monument) |
| MDV3640 | Related to: Stone trough at Ashbury Farm, Northlew (Monument) |
| MDV3645 | Related to: Woollcombe family crest on former coach house at Ashbury, Northlew (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 7 2024 11:38AM |
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