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HER Number:MDV103996
Name:Prebendal House, Kingsteignton

Summary

Site of a Prebendal House. Illustrated by Revd. Swete in 1795 at which time it was already ruinous.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 871 728
Map Sheet:SX87SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingsteignton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishKINGSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HOUSE (Unknown date)

Full description

Swete, R. J. (Revd), 1795, 564M/10/115 (Record Office Collection). SDV351325.

1991, Collins English Dictionary, 1223 (Monograph). SDV351326.

A prebend is the stipend, or the land, tithe or other source of stipend, assigned by a cathedral or collegiate church to a canon or member of the chapter.

Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.), 1998, Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 2, 162-3 (Monograph). SDV341167.

'Contiguous to the churchyard are the ruins of what is supposed to have been a Prebendal House. The barn is yet in good order thought the mansion has been long dilapidated'. Swete's illustration, dated 10th July 1795 shows the mill, church tower and the ruinous house.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341167Monograph: Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.). 1998. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 2. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Sw. 2. Hardback Volume. 162-3.
SDV351325Record Office Collection: Swete, R. J. (Revd). 1795. 564M/10/115. Illustrations by Swete. Manuscript.
SDV351326Monograph: 1991. Collins English Dictionary. Collins English Dictionary. Hardback Volume. 1223.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 27 2021 2:37PM