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| HER Number: | MDV81 |
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| Name: | Stoke St. Nectan Almshouse |
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Summary
It is suggested that the almshouse was not actually in Stoke but on the site of the parish workhouse just to the south of Hartland Mill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 248 247 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ALMSHOUSE (First mentioned, XVII - 1618 AD to 1618 AD)
Full description
Anonymous, 1826-1832, County of Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV7513.
Stoke St. Nectan. The almshouse for three poor widows is not the present building which was formerly the church house. The almshouse - founded 1618 - is on the north side of a turnpike road.
Copeland, G. W., 1963, Untitled Source, 167 (Article in Serial). SDV7519.
The church house is on the road which ends at Stoke St. Nectan church.
Copeland, G. W., 1966, Devonshire Church-Houses, part 6, 165 (Article in Serial). SDV157325.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS22SW15 (Report - Survey). SDV7515.
An un-named house now converted to a private residence. Externally the only sign of its 17th century origin is one chimney stack and wood mullioned window.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 247 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Hobbs, S., 2007, Various Sites around Hartland (Correspondence). SDV351130.
This record can be clarified further. The site for the Almshouses were not in the immediate vicinity of Stoke but were situate on ‘Poorman’s Hill’ now Mill Hill, Hartland. The exact location is coincidental with the parish workhouse on Mill Hill immediately south of Hartland Mill.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV157325 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1966. Devonshire Church-Houses, part 6. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 98. A5 Hardback. 165. |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 247. |
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| SDV351130 | Correspondence: Hobbs, S.. 2007. Various Sites around Hartland. Letter to Historic Environment Record. A4 Stapled + Digital. [Mapped feature: #49004 ] |
| SDV7513 | Report - non-specific: Anonymous. 1826-1832. County of Devon. Reports of the Commissioners for Inquiry concerning Charities. |
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| SDV7515 | Report - Survey: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS22SW15. |
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| SDV7519 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1963. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 95. 167. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV80 | Related to: Hartland Church House (Building) |
| MDV102023 | Related to: ORCHARD COTTAGE (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 28 2015 3:12PM |
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