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Summary

Settlement at Brownstone was mentioned in 1244

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95SW/17

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV160246.

Reichel, o. J. /tda/40(1908)112-3/the hundred of haytor in the time of 'testa de nevil' ad 1244.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV160247.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)507.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Brownstone, kingswear. A small medieval settlement mentioned as the manor of bruniston in 1244. Details of ownership and tenancies, and subsequent early changes, are given (reichel).

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Brownstone is mentioned in the book of fees of 1242 as bruneston. It appears in various documents such as the lay subsidy rolls during the middle ages and spelt in different ways. It's literal meaning is brun's farm (gover et al).

Freeman, R., Unknown, Brownstone: A Devon Farm Through Seven Centuries (Pamphlet). SDV352080.

Sources / Further Reading

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Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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