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| HER Number: | MDV30232 |
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| Name: | Manor of Sampford Spiney |
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Summary
Sampford spiney is first mentioned in the domesday book as sanford(a). It appears in various forms throughout the middle ages in different documents. It means literally 'sand(y)ford over the walkham river. The manor was held by gerard de spineto in 1234 (gover et al).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 534 725 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sampford Spiney |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SAMPFORD SPINEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/107
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV273837.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)238.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Sampford spiney is first mentioned in the domesday book as sanford(a). It appears in various forms throughout the middle ages in different documents. It means literally 'sand(y)ford over the walkham river. The manor was held by gerard de spineto in 1234 (gover et al).
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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| SDV273837 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV108982 | Related to: Homestead at Stoneycroft, Sampford Spiney (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2015 2:53PM |
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