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HER Number:MDV67065
Name:Moorhayes

Summary

Former farmstead shown on 19th and early 20th century maps. The site has been developed during the late 20th and early 21st century expansion of the town.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 961 139
Map Sheet:SS91SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTiverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTIVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/434

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

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

'Moorhayes' farmstead shown as a group of buildings round a rectilinear yard aligned north-west to south-east with a large irregular shaped building to the south-east.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 545 (Monograph). SDV337894.

Moorhayes is first mentioned as 'Morhay' in 1310 and 'Morehayes' in 1424.


Ordnance Survey, 1963 - 1996, National Grid OS metric (Cartographic). SDV342278.

'Moorhayes' is shown as an irregular shaped building aligned north-east to south-west, with smaller buildings to the north-west.


Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

'Woodside Centre' and 'Community Centre' shown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337894Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 545.
SDV342278Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963 - 1996. National Grid OS metric. National Grid OS metric. Digital.
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 11 2012 12:26PM