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HER Number:MDV24462
Name:SHRUNKEN VILLAGE in the Parish of Kilmington

Summary

Coryton. Pulman suggests that there were once several houses along the street (presumably coryton lane), possibly before old coryton was built (sy29ne/63) and certainly before coryton park (sy29ne/55) (pulman). There is a reference to coryton in 1333 (mawer et al).

Location

Grid Reference:SY 272 988
Map Sheet:SY29NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKilmington
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishKILMINGTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Coryton Park. Landscaped park dating to the late 17th-18th century

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/64

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126476.

Pulman, g. P. R. /the book of the axe/(1875)713.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV126477.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)641.


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

Coryton. Pulman suggests that there were once several houses along the street (presumably coryton lane), possibly before old coryton was built (sy29ne/63) and certainly before coryton park (sy29ne/55) (pulman). There is a reference to coryton in 1333 (mawer et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV126476Migrated Record:
SDV126477Migrated Record:
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.

Associated Monuments

MDV24461Related to: Old Coryton House, Kilmington (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 21 2016 11:01AM