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| HER Number: | MDV16899 |
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| Name: | Ashreigney, Densham |
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Summary
Earthworks visible on aerial photography suggest that settlement at Densham formerly extended further to the west than at present.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 640 126 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS61SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ashreigney |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHREIGNEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61SW/14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
RAF, CPE UK 1995 3002-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV18827.
Other details: DCC 10/102-3.
Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Interpretation). SDV18824.
On CUC air photograph, the area of settlement at Densham would appear to have been greater than it is now. To the west of the existing farm buildings, earthworks are showing in several fields suggesting that the present farm has shrunk from a hamlet.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 356 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Densham is first mentioned (ff) in 1443.
Cambridge University, 1966, CUC/ANM, ANM 65-66 (Aerial Photograph). SDV62341.
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. 356. |
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| SDV18824 | Interpretation: Griffith, F. M.. |
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| SDV18827 | Aerial Photograph: RAF. CPE UK 1995 3002-3. |
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| SDV62341 | Aerial Photograph: Cambridge University. 1966. CUC/ANM. Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs. Photograph (Paper). ANM 65-66. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 1 2021 3:12PM |
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