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| HER Number: | MDV108149 |
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| Name: | Elfordtown Farmstead, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Elfordtown farmstead was called 'Yelverton House' in the 19th century and was mentioned from the 13th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 521 674 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland Monachorum |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND MONACHORUM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XII to XIII - 1200 AD (Between) to 1299 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Farmstead shown on 19th century Tithe Map as a group of buildings around a rectangular yard with an angled building adjoining to the north-west. This building which was probably the farmhouse is not present on later maps. The Appotionment lists the farmstead as 'Yelverton or Elford Town Farm'. The Tithe Map was drawn before the railway was built in 1859.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Yelverton House' shown on 19th century map as a group of buildings around a rectangular yard with a large building extending to the west and a separate goup of buildings to the north-west. The 19th century railway runs along the western side of the farmstead.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Elfordtown' shown on early 20th century map.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 225-6 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Yelverton is mentioned as 'Elleford' and 'Ellefordlak' in 1291 and 'Elverton' in 1765. The farm is still called 'Elfordtown'. 'Yelverton' is the dialectal form adopted by the Great Western Railway when the station was built in 1859.
White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads, Elfordtown (Un-published). SDV352501.
Elfordtown shown on the Tithe Map.
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. 225-6. |
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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 Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV352501 | Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet. Elfordtown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV108153 | Related to: Elford Town Farm, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
| MDV80039 | Related to: Elford Town Farmhouse (Building) |
| MDV134424 | Related to: Willowby House, Yelverton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 7 2023 1:58PM |
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