See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV7987 |
|---|
| Name: | Holy Well at Stidwell |
|---|
Summary
A Holy well at Stidwell under Buckland Beacon. Mentioned as a boundary mark between Ashburton and Buckland in 1613 and 1771 and as the well to be divided in 1709. Stidwell was the subject of litigation following the building of a wall on the Ashburton / Buckland boundary which apparently isolated the buckland tenants from the water. The bounds were settled by arbitration in 1772.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 735 729 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
|---|
| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Ashburton |
|---|
| District | Teignbridge |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHBURTON |
|---|
Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX77SW35
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445337
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/15
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY MARKER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
- HOLY WELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 346 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Boundary mark.
Brown, T., 1960, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Part IV, 101 (Article in Serial). SDV54685.
Holy well, stidwell. Under Buckland Beacon.
Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric, (1964) (Cartographic). SDV350058.
(SX 73537293) Stidwell (Spring) (NAT) shown on 6 inch 1964 map.
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.
(1987) Stidwell, a small dry, bramble covered enclosure in the angle of three walls on a steep south-facing slope below Buckland Beacon. On, or just to the Ashburton side of the Ashburton / Buckland boundary.
Holy Well. Mentioned as a boundary mark between Ashburton and Buckland in 1613 and 1771 and as the well to be divided in 1709. Stidwell was the subject of litigation following the building of a wall on the Ashburton / Buckland boundary which apparently isolated the buckland tenants from the water. The bounds were settled by arbitration in 1772. See worksheet for full details (citing West Devon Record Office No: 74/698).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 346. |
| |
| | |
| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
| |
| | |
| SDV350058 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital. (1964). |
| |
| | |
| SDV54685 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1960. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Part IV. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 92. A5 Hardback. 101. |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments
| MDV25202 | Related to: Wall running across Buckland Common, Buckland in the Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 5 2022 9:20AM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.