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| HER Number: | MDV15968 |
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| Name: | Lower Dunstone Farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Dunstone, widecombe in the moor. The site of the domesday estate of dunestanetuna, one of two estates at the time which represented the more recent settlement of widecombe (reichel). One of two domesday manors in widecombe parish (hoskins).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 71 75 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/125
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283616.
Reichel, o. J. /tda/40(1908)124/the hundred of haytor in the time of "testa de nevil" ad 1244.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283617.
Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)515.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283618.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)527.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV335.
Dunstone, widecombe in the moor. The site of the domesday estate of dunestanetuna, one of two estates at the time which represented the more recent settlement of widecombe (reichel). One of two domesday manors in widecombe parish (hoskins).
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Dunstone is mentioned throughout the middle ages in various documents with different spellings. It could mean 'dunstan's farm', however, nearby is a dunstone rock, so that the name may really be 'farm by the dunstan or hill-rock' or 'by the grey rock' (gover + mawer + stenton).
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2003 - 2005, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005 (Report - Survey). SDV344545.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 24/11/2004.
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. |
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| SDV283616 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV283617 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV283618 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV335 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV344545 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2003 - 2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 2003-2005. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV29798 | Parent of: Lower Dunstone Longhouse (Building) |
| MDV117382 | Related to: The Old School House, Lower Dunstone (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 15 2016 3:42PM |
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