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| HER Number: | MDV42847 |
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| Name: | Medieval Boundary Marker south of Stadbury |
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Summary
Site of the 9th century 'Head of Sedge Spring' boundary marker to the south of Stadbury
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 684 457 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Aveton Gifford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AVETON GIFFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64NE/93
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
1953, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV169611.
The south hams charter of ad 847 refers to the 'head of sedge spring' as a boundary marker. Hooke places this at sx684455; the os 6" (1953) at above ngr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV169613.
Hooke, d. /tda/122(1990)205/studies on devon charter boundaries.
Hooke, D., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV36891.
The boundary then runs 'thence to the east of the fortification (stadbury? see sx64ne/21)', to follow the present parish boundary (hooke).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169611 | Migrated Record: 1953. |
| SDV169613 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV36891 | Migrated Record: Hooke, D.. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV82041 | Part of: Royal Oak Farmhouse, Stockland (Building) |
| MDV42848 | Related to: Aveton Gifford, Defensive Site (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2023 1:27PM |
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