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| HER Number: | MDV122002 |
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| Name: | Farm buildings at Stowford House, Harford |
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Summary
A range of buildings dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. A long, narrow range aligned roughly south-west by north-east, depicted on the Tithe Map. A leat supplied the water wheel that powered farm machinery.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 640 570 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX65NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Harford |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARM BUILDING (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD? to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Long, narrow range of buildings is depicted on the Tithe Map, north-west of the house. One of three ranges of buildings, this is the most northerly and is aligned roughly south-west by north-east. A leat is shown leading to the western end of the building, before running south to a pond. Used to power farm machinery.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
By the later 19th century, the range may have been extended slightly. The leat is no longer shown on the map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Unchanged from the late 19th century historic map depiction.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Building largely survives into modern times; only a small part of the south-western end is missing.
Waterhouse, R., Unknown, Stowford (Record Office Collection). SDV361111.
In the late 18th - early 19th century, a courtyard of farm buildings was created to the north-west, with water mill re-using earlier leat.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV361111 | Record Office Collection: Waterhouse, R.. Unknown. Stowford. http://www.devonruralarchive.com/Stowford.html. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78080 | Part of: Stowford Farm, Harford (Monument) |
| MDV122001 | Related to: Farm buildings at Stowford House, Harford (Building) |
| MDV2853 | Related to: Stowford House, Harford (Building) |
| MDV13080 | Related to: Water wheel at Stowford farm, Harford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2018 10:27AM |
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