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| HER Number: | MDV30208 |
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| Name: | FARMHOUSE in the Parish of Kingswear |
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Summary
Southdown was first mentioned in the recovery rolls of 1615 as sowdon. It was the home of lucy bysouthedon and means literally south of the down (gover + mawer + stenton).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 918 539 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95SW/28
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMHOUSE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
TURTON AND WEDDELL, CITING GOVER ET AL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177083.
Settlement possibly dates to 14c (turton + weddell, citing gover et al).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177084.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)509.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177085.
Des=os 6" 1969 map.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177086.
Doe/hhr:kingswear/(21/5/1985)24.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177087.
Des=ntas/east dart,devon/(1984)8/in smr.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177088.
Turton, s. D. + weddell, p. J. /preliminary archaeological assessment of sww torbay marine scheme/(1993)3/(emafu report 93.26).
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV329959.
Shown on os 6" 1969 map as 'southdown'. Farmhouse. Circa 1830-40 stuccoed house. Low-pitched hipped slate roof with paired brackets to oversailing eaves. Two storeys. Three bays (east elevation). Tripartite sashes with glazing bars and hood moulds. Central porch with corner pilasters, cornice, side door and window at front and side with hood moulds. Long widely spaced three-window south elevation. Rendered chimney stacks. Including tall slate rubble wall adjoining north east, forming screen to rear with segmentally arched carriageway with high parapet above (doe).
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Southdown was first mentioned in the recovery rolls of 1615 as sowdon. It was the home of lucy bysouthedon and means literally south of the down (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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| SDV177083 | Migrated Record: TURTON AND WEDDELL, CITING GOVER ET AL. |
| SDV177084 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV177085 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV177086 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV177087 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV177088 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV329959 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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