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Summary

Prewley. First mentioned in a document of 1380 as 'prinelegh'. Appears throughout the middle ages in different documents and spelt in various ways. Ekwall suggests the first element of the word may be from the plant name 'privet' (gover et al).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SW/102

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XVI - 1066 AD to 1600 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV243505.

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

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV243506.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)207.

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

Prewley. First mentioned in a document of 1380 as 'prinelegh'. Appears throughout the middle ages in different documents and spelt in various ways. Ekwall suggests the first element of the word may be from the plant name 'privet' (gover et al).

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2003 - 2005, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005 (Report - Survey). SDV344545.

Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 08/09/2004.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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