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| HER Number: | MDV107585 |
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| Name: | Homestead at Halstock, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
Smallholding may date back to the 13th century, based on documentary sources for the hamlet of Halstock. Depicted on Tithe Map and late 19th century historic map, by the early 20th century, only the longhouse remained.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 602 937 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SMALLHOLDING (XII to XIII - 1200 AD? to 1240 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Depicted on the Tithe map, 834 on the Okehampton Apportionment: 'homestead'. Map shows the longhouse in the centre with a smaller building attached on its northern side. Two additional buildings flank the dwelling, to the north and south.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century historic map shows the homestead unchanged from the Tithe Map depiction.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
By the early 20th century map, only the longhouse remained; no sign of either of the detached buildings.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 203 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Halstock is 'Halgestoke' in 1240, 'Holstocke Ball' in 1622, meaning 'Holy Place'. There was an ancient chapel here, dedicated to St. Michael, which is mentioned in the 1240 Perambulation of Dartmoor.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
The modern map only shows the longhouse.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1312 | Monograph: 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. 203. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67010 ] |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV33448 | Parent of: Lower Halstock Cottage, south of Okhampton Park (Building) |
| MDV6933 | Related to: Chapel of St. Michael of Halstock (Building) |
| MDV107584 | Related to: Halstock Farm, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV128089 | Related to: Ridge and furrow near Lower Halstock Farm (Monument) |
| MDV6900 | Related to: Saxon fortified farm at Halstock (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 7 2020 11:12AM |
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