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| HER Number: | MDV71858 |
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| Name: | Rixhill |
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Summary
Settlement of Rixhill shown on 19C map & mentioned in 1573
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 479 723 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (XVI to XXI - 1501 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of settlement at 'Rixhill' shown on OS 25" (1880s & 1906) maps as several groups of buildings along both sides of the road to the west of Rixhill Mine (see PRN 4078). Other details: Also on OS 25" (1906) map.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 249 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Rixhill was mentioned as 'Ryck Hill' in 1573
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback. 249. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4078 | Related to: Rixhill Mine, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:25PM |
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