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| HER Number: | MDV11436 |
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| Name: | Weycroft Manor House |
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Summary
Weycroft. Medieval manorhouse with chapel now divided into two detached portions.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 308 998 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39NW/2
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANOR (VIII to XXI - 701 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, SY39NW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV124484.
Untitled Source, 308 (Migrated Record). SDV15340.
Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica, 23 (Monograph). SDV323771.
Licence to castellate the mansion granted in 1426. After 1611 the house fell into decay. "there are still (1822) remains of the ruins".
Reichel, O. J., 1928 - 1938, The Hundred of Axminster in Early Times, 139, 142-144, 155, 157, 158, 169 (Article in Monograph). SDV112553.
Domesday Manor of Wigacrosta, held by Roger de Corcellis of Ralf de Pomeray. Later owners given.
Wilkin, W. H., 1936, Axminster Notes: Part 2, 360-365 (Article in Serial). SDV124477.
List of medieval owners. After 1626, the Manor of Weycroft was dismembered and various portions sold. Temp Charles II and James II dissenters met in the hall.
Wilkin, W. H., 1939, Vicars of Stockland, 268 (Article in Serial). SDV124479.
Weycroft incorporates material (stone window mullions) from a place called West Waters (See PRN 1931) demolished 1564.
J.B., 1947-1949, Gaboldesley, 88-89 (Article in Serial). SDV124478.
A split manor, one portion of which was called Leigh, later called Gaboldesley after an early medieval (13th Cent) holder.
Hoskins, W. G., 1954, A New Survey of England: Devon, 325 (Monograph). SDV17562.
Seymour, D. J., 1955 - 1958, The Smaller Manor Houses of Medieval Devon, 16 (Article in Serial). SDV6523.
Department of Environment, 1960, Axminster RD, 2, 3 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337333.
Former manor house now in two portions. Other details: Provisional List.
Delderfield, E., 1976, Untitled Source, 27 (Article in Serial). SDV124473.
Weycroft. Medieval manorhouse with chapel now divided into two detached portions. For architectural details see sub sheets. Formerly with a park (See PRN 21842). History outlined. A Domesday manor sold to Thomas Bennett in 1611, who allowed the house to fall into a ruinous state. The house was subsequently (17th Cent) repaired and partially rebuilt. Much altered in the 19th Century when it first became 2 separate dwellings. Other details: Newspaper.
Department of Environment, 1983, Axminster, 27-29 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV117703.
Higham, R. A., 1988, Devon Castles: An Annotated List, 146 (Article in Serial). SDV341278.
Licence to crenellate granted to Thomas Brooke and others in 1427.
Horner, B., 1997, DAP/ABR, 11, 12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV319234.
Style, C. + Style, O., 1998, Weycroft Mill, Axminster: History and Background (Un-published). SDV352562.
Documentary research on Weycroft, from Domesday book to the 20th century.
Carter, R., 2002, Weycroft Manor House Lawn (Correspondence). SDV124497.
Other details: Letter and colour oblique photo.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV112553 | Article in Monograph: Reichel, O. J.. 1928 - 1938. The Hundred of Axminster in Early Times. The Hundreds of Devon. A5 Hardback. 139, 142-144, 155, 157, 158, 169. |
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| SDV117703 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1983. Axminster. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 27-29. |
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| SDV124473 | Article in Serial: Delderfield, E.. 1976. Western Morning News. 27. |
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| SDV124477 | Article in Serial: Wilkin, W. H.. 1936. Axminster Notes: Part 2. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 68. A5 Hardback. 360-365. |
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| SDV124478 | Article in Serial: J.B.. 1947-1949. Gaboldesley. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 23. 88-89. |
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| SDV124479 | Article in Serial: Wilkin, W. H.. 1939. Vicars of Stockland. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 71. 268. |
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| SDV124484 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey. SY39NW2. OSA. |
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| SDV124497 | Correspondence: Carter, R.. 2002. Weycroft Manor House Lawn. Email to B. Horner. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
| SDV15340 | Migrated Record: 308. |
| SDV17562 | Monograph: Hoskins, W. G.. 1954. A New Survey of England: Devon. A New Survey of England: Devon. A5 Hardback. 325. |
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| SDV319234 | Aerial Photograph: Horner, B.. 1997. DAP/ABR. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 11, 12. |
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| SDV323771 | Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 23. |
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| SDV337333 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1960. Axminster RD. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 2, 3. |
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| SDV341278 | Article in Serial: Higham, R. A.. 1988. Devon Castles: An Annotated List. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 46. Paperback Volume. 146. |
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| SDV352562 | Un-published: Style, C. + Style, O.. 1998. Weycroft Mill, Axminster: History and Background. A4 Unbound + Digital. |
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| SDV6523 | Article in Serial: Seymour, D. J.. 1955 - 1958. The Smaller Manor Houses of Medieval Devon. Transactions of the Torquay Natural History Society. 12. Unknown. 16. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19040 | Parent of: MANOR HOUSE in the Parish of Axminster (Building) |
| MDV19041 | Parent of: MANOR HOUSE in the Parish of Axminster (Building) |
| MDV11437 | Parent of: Medieval Wall, Axminster. (Building) |
| MDV44248 | Parent of: OUTBUILDING in the Parish of Axminster (Building) |
| MDV21841 | Parent of: OUTBUILDING in the Parish of Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV44247 | Parent of: WALL in the Parish of Axminster (Building) |
| MDV44249 | Parent of: WALL in the Parish of Axminster (Building) |
| MDV1931 | Related to: Membury, Waterhouse (Monument) |
| MDV17622 | Related to: Weycroft Mill, Axminster (Building) |
| MDV21842 | Related to: Weycroft Park (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2021 2:04PM |
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