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| HER Number: | MDV16541 |
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| Name: | FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Denbury and Torbryan |
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Summary - not yet available
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 818 671 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Denbury and Torbryan |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TORBRYAN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NW/81
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
FORTESCUE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV10538.
At coppa dolla farm, torbryan. The site of a medieval farmstead. Author gives possible explanation of the origin of the name based on medieval english for "pollarded alder" (fortescue).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306949.
Fortescue, h. F. /tda/62(1930)319/some devonshire farm names.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306950.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)522.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Coppa dolla is first mentioned in the recovery rolls of 1660. The meaning is the same as the above reference. The present quaint spelling seems to be fairly modern (gover et al).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV10538 | Migrated Record: FORTESCUE. |
| 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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| SDV306949 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV306950 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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