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| HER Number: | MDV51270 |
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| Name: | Dodbrooke Workhouse |
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Summary
Before Dodbrooke became part of Kingsbridge Union in 1834, a workhouse was located where Boxhill stood in the mid-late 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 736 439 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsbridge |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DODBROOKE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SW/234
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WORKHOUSE (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1834 AD (Between))
Full description
Wood, J., 1841, Plan of the Parish and Environs of Kingsbridge (Cartographic). SDV336838.
'Boxhill' shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Dodbrooke Manor' shown.
Adwas, J., 1990, The Poor in Dodbrooke through the Ages, 3 (Article in Serial). SDV336834.
Dodbrooke workhouse was where Boxhill stood, by the leisure park near the tennis courts and bowling green. In 1834 Dodbrooke became part of Kingsbridge Union, which was served by the workhouse on the north side of town in Churchstow parish.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336834 | Article in Serial: Adwas, J.. 1990. The Poor in Dodbrooke through the Ages. Kingsbridge History Society Recorder. 3. Unknown. 3. |
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| SDV336838 | Cartographic: Wood, J.. 1841. Plan of the Parish and Environs of Kingsbridge. Photocopy. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV24304 | Related to: Kingsbridge Union Workhouse (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 24 2012 1:54PM |
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