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| HER Number: | MDV8303 |
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| Name: | Site of Baptist meeting house, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
The first Baptist meeting house in Moretonhampstead was built by Samuel Lightfoot behind Greenhill House in 1715. It was destroyed by fire.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 754 861 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHAPEL (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry (Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry). SDV263.
Plan taken from the tithe map of 1840. Whole of left hand side burnt down together with the adjoining building in 1852. Deeds indicate former presence of longhouse.
Department of Environment, 1987, Moretonhampstead, 114A (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337636.
The listing description for Greenhill House states that the first baptist meeting house in Moretonhampstead was built immediately behind the house in 1715 by Samual Lightfoot the Elder but was destroyed by fire.
Best, J. + Manning, P., 2007, Archaeological Evaluation of the Annexe of Greenhill Primary School, Moretonhampstead, Devon, 3 (Report - Evaluation). SDV350009.
The exact site of the chapel has not been identified. The current Ordnance Survey map shows an empty plot marked as The Old Chapel to the north-west of the hall but this seems too far away to be described as 'immediately behind' Greenhill House.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV263 | Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry: Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry. |
| SDV337636 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Moretonhampstead. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 114A. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #108345 ] |
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| SDV350009 | Report - Evaluation: Best, J. + Manning, P.. 2007. Archaeological Evaluation of the Annexe of Greenhill Primary School, Moretonhampstead, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.42. A4 stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132319 | Related to: 14 and 16 Lime Street, Moretonhampstead (Building) |
| MDV40406 | Related to: Greenhill House, Moretonhampstead (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6010 - Archaeological Evaluation of the Annexe of Greenhill Primary School, Moretonhampstead (Ref: 07.42)
- EDV8874 - Assessment of Greenhill House, Fore Street (Ref: K/734)
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2023 3:17PM |
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