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HER Number:MDV37907
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Petrockstow

Summary

Brightmans hayes first appears in the lay subsidy rolls of 1333 as brightmanysheye. It is mentioned in various documents throughout the middle ages and spelt in different ways. It's origins are obscure although it possibly means 'beorhtman's enclosure' and could be medieval (mawer et al).

Location

Grid Reference:SS 487 106
Map Sheet:SS41SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishPetrockstow
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishPETROCKSTOW

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS41SE/38

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV16126.

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


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV16127.

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


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

Brightmans hayes first appears in the lay subsidy rolls of 1333 as brightmanysheye. It is mentioned in various documents throughout the middle ages and spelt in different ways. It's origins are obscure although it possibly means 'beorhtman's enclosure' and could be medieval (mawer et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: 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.
SDV16126Migrated Record:
SDV16127Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM