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| HER Number: | MDV64469 |
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| Name: | SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Bere Ferrers |
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Summary
A c15 medieval manuscript outlining a confessor's itinerary through the parish of bere ferrers mentions a tenement called 'whittsam'. The occupants were probably associated with the local 'whttesham doune' silver mine recorded in 1452. On a plan of 1737 'wittsham' has eight dwellings + on the c19 tithe map 'higher wittsam', 'stapletons wittsam' + 'lower wittsam' form a tight group. The present occupier of 'whitsam' farm described an l-shaped house to the north of the early c20 house which was demolished c1980 along with other old buildings. Building lines on ruined walls in a field at 'whittsham' suggest re-use of earlier rubble plinths when cob was replaced by stone (henry).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 431 661 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX46NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bere Ferrers |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERE FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NW/581/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
HENRY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV234825.
A c15 medieval manuscript outlining a confessor's itinerary through the parish of bere ferrers mentions a tenement called 'whittsam'. The occupants were probably associated with the local 'whttesham doune' silver mine recorded in 1452. On a plan of 1737 'wittsham' has eight dwellings + on the c19 tithe map 'higher wittsam', 'stapletons wittsam' + 'lower wittsam' form a tight group. The present occupier of 'whitsam' farm described an l-shaped house to the north of the early c20 house which was demolished c1980 along with other old buildings. Building lines on ruined walls in a field at 'whittsham' suggest re-use of earlier rubble plinths when cob was replaced by stone (henry).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV269624.
Des=henry,a. /tda/133(december 2001)31,49,70,78/silver + salvation: a late fifteenth century confessors itinerary throughout the parish of bere ferrers/copy in pf.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV234825 | Migrated Record: HENRY. |
| SDV269624 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV19935 | Related to: North Hooe Silver and Lead Mine, Bere Ferrers (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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