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Summary

Settlement of Middle Cowley depicted on the circa 1840 tithe map. Expansion of the settlement is evident as shown on the later Ordnance Survey historic maps.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NE/176

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD? (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The settlement of Middle Cowley with four buildings and two orchards are depicted. The tithe apportionment documents parcel 440 as House, outhouses and Court.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The settlement of Middle Cowley has expanded to the north and south, the two orchards are still present. There appears to be three possibly four buildings to the south and three buildngs to the north. The settlement was first mentioned as Couelegh in 1333.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 1904-1906 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV63521.

Little has changed since the First Edition map apart from the buildings to the north which apper to have expanded.

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 48 (Monograph). SDV1312.

The settlement was first mentioned as Couelegh in 1333.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Settlement now named Cowley Farm. The main farmhouse appears to be in the north. There are four buildings to the south.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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