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| HER Number: | MDV108153 |
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| Name: | Elford Town Farm, Buckland Monachorum |
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Summary
Elford Town Farm was called 'Yelverton' in the 19th century and is possibly associated with the 'Elleford' mentioned in the 13th century
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 521 669 |
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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 | MEAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XII to XIX - 1200 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Farmstead shown on 19th century Tithe Map as T-shaped building with a rectangular building adjoining to the south and two buildings on either side of a small rectangular enclosure to the west. The Apportionment lists it as 'Lower Elford Town Farm'.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Yelverton' shown on 19th century map as two groups of buildings on the east and west sides of an irregular shaped yard.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Elford Town Farm' shown on early 20th century map. Some of the western group of buildings are no longer present.
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. '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, Elford Town (Un-published). SDV352501.
Elford Town farmstead.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Elford Town Farm shown on modern mapping. Map object adjusted to this source.
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 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67540 ] |
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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. Elford Town. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV80039 | Parent of: Elford Town Farmhouse (Building) |
| MDV108149 | Related to: Elfordtown Farmstead, Buckland Monachorum (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2015 3:38PM |
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