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| HER Number: | MDV77213 |
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| Name: | Rushford Barton, Chagford |
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Summary
Former Saxon estate and the Domesday Manor of Risfort, Rushford was the seat of the Hoare family from the time of Richard II until the 18th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 270 089 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78NW14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (VIII to Post Medieval - 701 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- MANOR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- WATER WHEEL (XIX - 1850 AD? (Between) to 1868 AD (Between))
Full description
Reichel, O. J., 1912, Early Descents of the Manors in the Wonford Hundred, 325 (Article in Serial). SDV38843.
Saxon estate and Domesday manor of Risfort. Edwy was one of the few Saxons to retain his estate after the conquest.
Osborne, F., 1963, 31st Report on Parochial History (Article in Serial). SDV21194.
Cited as one of five manors in Chagford before 1600.
McKay, K., 1994 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 28th January 1997.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 60 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Rushford Barton, Chagford SX 7075 8902. Single documentary reference to water power in use at this farm dates to 1868 when a cast-iron waterwheel (8.5ft diameter) is noted in sale particulars. Probably powered by a small stream that runs eastwards from Higher Withecombe.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SX78NW14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350416.
Remains of a medieval barton. Seat of the Hoare family from the time of Richard II, the principal branch becoming extinct circa 1726 (citing Lysons).
Site visit 19th March 1953. The house was gutted by fire circa 1913 and the present interior is modern. Two blocks above and near the doorway are chamfered with a deep groove, one metre long, crossed at right angles by two grooves 0.5 metres long and could at one time have been used for some other purpose. They may be from the chapel.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV21194 | Article in Serial: Osborne, F.. 1963. 31st Report on Parochial History. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 95. Unknown. |
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| SDV344544 | Report - Survey: McKay, K.. 1994 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #104191 ] |
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| SDV350416 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. SX78NW14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 60. |
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| SDV38843 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1912. Early Descents of the Manors in the Wonford Hundred. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 44. A5 Hardback. 325. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8266 | Parent of: Rushford Barton, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV8259 | Parent of: Rushford Corn Mill, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV27527 | Related to: Field system around Rushford Barton, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2024 1:25PM |
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