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HER Number:MDV75687
Name:Higher Carley, formerly Lower Carley, Lifton

Summary

The name Carley first appears in a document of 1230.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 371 866
Map Sheet:SX38NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLifton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLIFTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

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.

'Lower Carley' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, comprising building ranges around a roughly square courtyard with further buildings to the south-west, surrounded by orchards.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 189 (Monograph). SDV1312.

Carley (Higher and Lower) first appears in a document of 1230 as 'Carleg' and is mentioned throughout the Middle Ages in various forms. The first element of the name may derive from the Cornish, 'Caer', a fort or camp. No remains are visible, however. The second element may be the equivalent of the Welsh, 'llech' meaning flat stone.


Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.

Marked as 'Higher Carley' on modern Ordnance Survey mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: 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. 189.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV341569Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV39074Related to: Enclosure at Lower/Higher Carley, Lifton (Monument)
MDV75688Related to: Lower Carley, formerly Higher Carley, Lifton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 9 2013 4:08PM