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HER Number:MDV18686
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Bratton Fleming

Summary

Sprecott alias spreycott is recorded in domesday. It was held by a thane under the count of mortain (reichel).

Location

Grid Reference:SS 649 399
Map Sheet:SS63NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBratton Fleming
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRATTON FLEMING

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63NW/26

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Sprecott alias spreycott is recorded in domesday. It was held by a thane under the count of mortain (reichel).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV65730.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)396,455/the hundred of braunton in early times.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV65731.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)31.


Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

Spreycott is mentioned in the lay subsidy rolls of 1330 and probaly means 'brushwood cote' (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: 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.
SDV242Migrated Record:
SDV65730Migrated Record:
SDV65731Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV75808Related to: Leats, Sluices and Pond east of Sprecott Farm (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM