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HER Number: | MDV77051 |
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Name: | Wormhill farmstead, North Bovey |
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Summary
Farmstead dates to at least the early 14th century, based on documentary sources. First depiction is the 1840s Tithe Map. Ash house added sometime between 1840 and 1889.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 716 846 |
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Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XIII to XIV - 1300 AD to 1325 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Farm depicted on the Tithe Map. Layout is fairly similar to depiction on the late 19th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Farmstead depicted on the late 19th century historic map. Farmhouse in centre, with outbuildings to the west, south and north-east. Few of these buildings remain, although those at the western, southern and northern extremities of the farm appear to have survived in some form.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two (Monograph). SDV337894.
Wormhill is 'Wormhull' in the 1325 Assize Rolls for Devon. The first element may be the Old English wyrm, 'reptile, snake'.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2003 - 2005, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005 (Report - Survey). SDV344545.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 05/09/2005.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #104033 ] |
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SDV337894 | Monograph: 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. |
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SDV344545 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2003 - 2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. |
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SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV8795 | Parent of: Ash house at Wormhill Farm, North Bovey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Mar 31 2014 1:53PM |
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