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| HER Number: | MDV19333 |
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| Name: | Hoo Meavy farm, Meavy |
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Summary
Earliest reference to this farm is in the early 13th century. One of the medieval estates of Meavy. Also recorded as 'Hughmeawy' (1242), 'Hewemewy' (1244), 'Huge Meuwy' (1284), 'Hughmewey' (1303) and 'Howe Mewy' (1564) in documentary sources. Adjoining tenement to the north-west is marked as 'Mays Tenement' on the Tithe Map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 527 657 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/74
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (XI to XIII - 1001 AD? to 1242 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1771, Sales particulars for Hoo Meavy Farm (Article in Serial). SDV236204.
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Hoo Meavy is depicted on the Meavy Tithe Map; 635 on the Apportionment. 'Hoo Meavy Estate, mansion house and gardens, stables, barn offices and courtilage'. Adjoining to the north-west is Mays Tenement (part of the estate); 259: 'dwelling house, outhouses, court and garden'.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hoo Meavy is depicted on the late 19th century historic map. Layout is largely unchanged from the Tithe Map depiction of the farm.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 230 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Hoo Meavy is 'Hughmeawy' (1242), 'Hewemewy' (1244), 'Huge Meuwy' (1284), 'Hughmewey' (1303) and 'Howe Mewy' (1564).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Not recorded.
Exeter Archaeology, 1996, Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV273792.
The earliest reference, to 'Hughemewy' is from 1242, the first syllable presumed to be a personal name, but there is no other indication of when he lived (see Place Names of Devon, 1969, 230). It was presumably the centre of a medieval estate.
In 1771, when the farm of some 60 acres was advertised for sale, it appears to have been a high status property including a 'genteel modern house', coach house and an acre of walled garden (Trewman's Exeter Flying Post).
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. 230. |
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| SDV236204 | Article in Serial: Unknown. 1771. Sales particulars for Hoo Meavy Farm. Trewman's Exeter Flying Post. Microfiche. |
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| SDV273792 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade. Exeter Archaeology. 96.56. A4 Stapled. 5. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV48920 | Related to: Baptist Chapel at Hoo Meavy (Building) |
| MDV59567 | Related to: Possible mill leat at Hoo Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV99780 | Related to: Shadycombe, Hoo Meavy (Building) |
| MDV119489 | Related to: Tenement to the north-west of Hoo Meavy, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 4 2017 4:11PM |
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