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| HER Number: | MDV122160 |
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| Name: | Westacott Farmstead south-west of Abbotswood Farm |
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Summary
Former farmstead, visible on early 19th century map as Lotham, since expanded and now known as Westacott. Documentary evidence dates the farm to at least the 17th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 410 261 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: ND
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XVI to XVII - 1600 AD to 1699 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Buildings visible on map as Lotham. Tithe apportionment numbers 378 (house and court), 377 (mowplot), 376 (garden), 380 (garden), and 381 (house and court).
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Small changes are apparent with the addition of some small outbuildings when compared to the early 19th century map. Now named Spurland.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Minimal changes to the layout and no apparent additional buildings. Still known as Spurland. Field boundary behind largest building no longer visible, previously a garden and mowplot on tithe apportionment.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 84 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, 2460 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
The present Westacott includes the holdings of Loatham (named on tithe map) and Spurland, a name first recorded as Spireland in 1616. There may therefore be at least one other farmstead site in the vicinity (citing Lomas 1956, 47 and Gover et al. 1931, 84).
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Changes to layout and additional buildings are visible. Buildings now named Westacott. Some buildings shown on 1830-1840s tithe map are still present.
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. 84. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #111852 ] |
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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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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. 2460. |
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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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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 28 2021 11:07AM |
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