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| HER Number: | MDV8316 |
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| Name: | Alleged Augustinian hospital, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Sources note a 15th century hospital under Augustinian rule, not suppressed, and existed until 1500. Nothing is known locally of this building though tradition favours site of present 17th century alms houses as a continuation of the medieval foundation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 755 860 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX78NE12
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445381
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NE/34
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78NE12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOSPITAL (XIV to XV - 1400 AD (Between) to 1499 AD (Between))
Full description
Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., 1953, Medieval Religious Houses, 291 (Monograph). SDV296460.
Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., 1971, Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales, 327, 377 (Monograph). SDV323253.
15th century lesser hospital (net income under £50) under Augustinian rule, not suppressed, and existed until 1500.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1981, SX78NE12, N. J. Attrill (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV296459.
Possibly related to the 17th century almshouses. A first century almshouse at Mortonhampstead, not suppressed at the Dissolution (citing Knowles and Hadcock, 1971).
(24/12/1981) Nothing is known locally of this building though local tradition favours the present 17th century almshouses (SX 78 NE 9) as a continuation of the Medieval foundation, probably on the same site.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV296459 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1981. SX78NE12. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. N. J. Attrill. [Mapped feature: #50138 Possible location, ] |
| SDV296460 | Monograph: Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N.. 1953. Medieval Religious Houses. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Unknown. 291. |
| SDV323253 | Monograph: Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N.. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Unknown + Digital (part). 327, 377. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8313 | Related to: Almshouses, Cross Street, Moretonhampstead (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 24 2022 11:13AM |
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