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| HER Number: | MDV97607 |
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| Name: | Plumley Farmstead, Bovey Tracey |
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Summary
Farmstead dating from at least the early 14th century with the farmhouse at the eastern end, a cottage to the north-west of this and a U-shaped arrangement of farmbuildings at the western end of the site.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 280 080 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (First mentioned, XIV to XIX - 1333 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
- WHEEL PIT (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The Tithe Map shows the farmstead with broadly the same arrangement of buildings as the later First Edition Ordnance Survey historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Arrangement of buildings appears quite similar to the Tithe Map.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 469 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Plumley is 'Plumlegh' in the 1333 Subsidy Rolls.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Comparing the late 19th century historic map to the modern map, the farmstead is largely unchanged in terms of the arrangement of buildings, although one or two buildings depicted on the First Edition map in the central area of the yard are no longer there.
White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads, Plumley (Un-published). SDV352501.
Plumley farmstead with farmhouse and buildings.
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 92 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Plumley, Bovey Tracey SX 8004 8015. A waterwheel pit survives by a range of 19th century farm buildings. There were watered meadows on the estate in 1876, but no reference found so far to water power.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 469. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110188 ] |
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| SDV352501 | Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet. Plumley. |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 92. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV37285 | Parent of: Cottage north-west of Plumley farmhouse, Bovey Tracey (Building) |
| MDV37286 | Parent of: Farm buildings west of Plumley farmhouse, Bovey Tracey (Building) |
| MDV37284 | Parent of: Plumley farmhouse, Bovey Tracey (Building) |
| MDV70769 | Related to: Building north-west of Plumley Farm, Bovey Tracey (Building) |
| MDV70770 | Related to: Farm building west of Plumley, Bovey Tracey (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 18 2024 3:34PM |
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