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| HER Number: | MDV77766 |
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| Name: | Higher Watervale Farm, Lydford |
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Summary
Dates to at least the early - mid 19th century, although is likely to be earlier. Depicted on the Tithe map and documentary references to Watervale go back as far as the 12th century. Included in Historic farmstead survey and visited in 1992.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 251 083 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LAMERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XII to XIX - 1150 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Throughout))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 214 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Watervale is recorded in 1167 as 'Waterfale', and variously after that as: 'Watrifalla', 'Waterfalle', 'Waterifalla', the name referring to a waterfall on the River Lyd. Higher Watervale Farm is nearly a mile from the fall, but Lower Watervale Farm is not far from it.
McKay, K., 1994 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 01/06/1992.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2006, Scanned sections of the Dartmoor Tithe Maps (farmsteads and settlements), 1776 (Cartographic). SDV357646.
Farmstead depicted on the Tithe Map; farmhouse and agricultural building shown to the south-west of the crossroad; a further building shown to the south-west around SX 5172 8368.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
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. 214. |
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| 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 Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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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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| SDV357646 | Cartographic: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2006. Scanned sections of the Dartmoor Tithe Maps (farmsteads and settlements). Tithe Map. Digital. 1776. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #104691 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77772 | Related to: Lower Watervale Farm, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 5 2024 3:13PM |
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