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| HER Number: | MDV77072 |
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| Name: | Meadhay farmstead, Dunsford |
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Summary
Farmstead dates to at least the late 13th century, based on documentary evidence. Mentioned in a document dated 1291, the farm is depicted on the Tithe Map. The basic layout of the farm is largely unchanged since this time. House is listed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 814 887 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dunsford |
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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 (First mentioned, XIII - 1250 AD to 1290 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Meadhay is depicted on the 1840s Dunford Tithe Map; 1008 on the apportionment. Owned and occupied by George Mortimer. The L-shaped house lies to the south-west of the group of farm buildings. One is a north-south aligned structure north-east of the house, the others are a joined collection bordering the road.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century depiction of the farm is largely unchanged from the Tithe Map, although the building to the north-east of the house now has an engine house added to the eastern elevation and there is a new building shown to the south-west of the house.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Largely unchanged from previous depictions.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 435 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Meadhay is recorded as 'Medhay(e)' in documents dated 1291 and 1399.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1993 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 31/03/1995. The five main buildings recorded externally.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Meadhay is shown on the modern mapping. All the buildings shown on the Tithe Map and recorded in the 1995 survey survive in some form.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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. 435. |
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| SDV344544 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1993 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997. dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #104055 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV37138 | Parent of: Meadhay House, Dunsford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 18 2018 2:55PM |
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