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| HER Number: | MDV16593 |
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| Name: | Higher Parford farm, Drewsteignton |
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Summary
Higher parford farm, drewsteignton. The name of the farm is a survival of a local landscape feature, path-ford, mentioned in a charter of 739 describing the boundary of cridie, which roughly corresponds to the area of the hundred of crediton (rose-troup).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 714 899 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Drewsteignton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DREWSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/65
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (VII to XIX - 700 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257050.
Rose-troup, f. /tda/74(1942)237-261/crediton charters of the tenth century. Higher parford farm, drewsteignton. The name of the farm is a survival of a local landscape feature, path-ford, mentioned in a charter of 739 describing the boundary of cridie, which roughly corresponds to the area of the hundred of crediton (rose-troup).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV257051.
Finberg, h. P. R. /the early charters of devon and cornwall/(1953)8.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 432 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Parford is mentioned in various documents throughout the Middle Ages and spelt in different ways.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 RAF photos.
McKay, K., 1994 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 29/03/1996.
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. 432. |
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| SDV257050 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV257051 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV344544 | Report - Survey: McKay, K.. 1994 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1994-1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV33507 | Parent of: Higher Parford Cottage, Drewsteignton (Building) |
| MDV33479 | Parent of: Higher Parford Farmhouse, Drewsteignton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 11:58AM |
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