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HER Number:MDV106981
Name:Fullamoor Farm, Whitchurch

Summary

Farm dates to at least the 14th century, based on documentary sources. Also known as 'Folamor' in the past. Farmhouse on the east side of the central farmyard, with other buildings surrounding on four sides.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 512 716
Map Sheet:SX57SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWhitchurch
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWHITCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XIII to XIV - 1300 AD? to 1346 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Fullamoor depicted on the Tithe map (982 on Apportionment; Houses and courtlage).


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 249 (Monograph). SDV1312.

Fullamoor is 'Folamor' in the 1346 Assize Rolls and probably contains as first element the Old English word fola, meaning 'foal'.


White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads (Un-published). SDV352501.

Included on list. No further detail provided.


Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Depicted on the modern mapping, along with the farmhouse, the building opposite was depicted on the Tithe Map. Most of the other structures are fairly modern, although the building just to the west of the farmhouse may be mid-late 19th century in date.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1931. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. The Place-Names of Devon: Part One. VIII. A5 Hardback. 249.
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV352501Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet.
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66498 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV30347Parent of: Fullamoor Farmhouse, Whitchurch (Building)
MDV107772Related to: Aircraft crash site on Plaster Down (Monument)
MDV72079Related to: Stone at Fullamoor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 1 2016 11:55AM