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| HER Number: | MDV29822 |
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| Name: | MANOR in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
The manor of cockington is mentioned in documents as early as the 15th century (in a list of free tenants) and as late as 1775 (dcra).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 716 750 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/79/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANOR (XIV to XV - 1400 AD to 1499 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289641.
Dcra widecombe survey/(1979)/vol ii 239.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289642.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)511.
DCRA, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV293031.
The manor of cockington is mentioned in documents as early as the 15th century (in a list of free tenants) and as late as 1775 (dcra).
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Cockington was chochintona in the domesday book in 1086. Mentioned in various documents throughout the middle ages with different spellings. It is derived from a personal name and means cocca's farm (gover + mawer + stenton).
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. |
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| SDV289641 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV289642 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV293031 | Migrated Record: DCRA. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV93207 | Parent of: Cockingford Farmhouse (Building) |
| MDV7515 | Parent of: Cockingford Mill, Widecombe in the Moor (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 17 2016 4:21PM |
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