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HER Number:MDV42494
Name:Dodbrook Almshouses

Summary

Almshouses built at Dodbrook in 1640, exact location unknown.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 737 444
Map Sheet:SX74SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingsbridge
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishDODBROOKE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SW/200

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ALMSHOUSE (XVII - 1640 AD to 1640 AD (Between))

Full description

Oswald, N. C., 1982, A Review of Medical Care in the South Hams over the Centuries, 46 (Article in Serial). SDV145713.

Old feoffment deeds from Kingsbridge refer to the building in 1640 of "almshouses with a quillet of land at the backside thereof in Dodbrook".

Sources / Further Reading

SDV145713Article in Serial: Oswald, N. C.. 1982. A Review of Medical Care in the South Hams over the Centuries. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 114. Paperback Volume. 46.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 31 2012 9:20AM