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| HER Number: | MDV15875 |
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| Name: | Stoke Canon |
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Summary
Stoke Canon was first mentioned in 938 when the manor was granted to Exeter monastery
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 940 980 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stoke Canon |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKE CANON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NW/129
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Davidson, J. B., 1881, The Early History of Dawlish, 129 (Article in Serial). SDV298750.
Stocha was one of the manors recovered by Bishop Leofric and held by his successor, Osbern, in 1086.
Reichel, O. J., 1912, Early Descents of the Manors in the Wonford Hundred, 331 (Article in Serial). SDV38843.
Reichel, O. J., 1912, The Domesday Hundred of Wenford or Wonford, 284,286,290,304,307 (Article in Serial). SDV38842.
At Stoke Canon the site of a Saxon estate and of the Domesday manor of Stocha. Was in ecclesiastical ownership as early as AD938 and has remained so since that time.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 447 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Stoke Canon was first mentioned as 'Hrocastoc' in 938, as 'Stoctune' in 970, 'Stoce' in 1060 & 'Stocha' in 1086. The earlier name meant ' the rooks' but in 938 the manor was granted by Athelstan to Exeter monastery & by 1281 it was referred to as 'Stoke Canonicorum'
Stewart Brown Associates, 2002, Stoke Canon Bridge: archaeological assessment, 9-10 (Report - Assessment). SDV118222.
Stoke appears as 'Hrocastoc' in 938 and 'Stoctune' in 970.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV118222 | Report - Assessment: Stewart Brown Associates. 2002. Stoke Canon Bridge: archaeological assessment. Stewart Brown Associates Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9-10. |
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| 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. 447. |
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| SDV298750 | Article in Serial: Davidson, J. B.. 1881. The Early History of Dawlish. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 13. 129. |
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| SDV38842 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1912. The Domesday Hundred of Wenford or Wonford. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 44. A5 Hardback. 284,286,290,304,307. |
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| SDV38843 | Article in Serial: Reichel, O. J.. 1912. Early Descents of the Manors in the Wonford Hundred. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 44. A5 Hardback. 331. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3646 - Stoke Canon Bridge: archaeological assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 2:00PM |
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