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| HER Number: | MDV30408 |
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| Name: | Orchard Farm, Thrushelton |
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Summary
Orchard is first recorded in the 13th century. The present farmhouse dates to the 17th century. Current farm buildings include a barn with a horse engine house.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 468 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX48NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Thrushelton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LEWTRENCHARD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48NE/7/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (First mentioned, XIII - 1242 AD to 1242 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The farmstead is depicted with a large house with projecting wings at either end, and three rectangular farm buildings, one of which is close to the north-east corner of the house.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The 1880s-1890s map marks Orchard as the remains of a Barton. Comparison with the Tithe Map shows a number of farm buildings to have been added, including a horse engine house to a barn standing to the north-west of the house.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 211 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Orchard is recorded as Orcherd in the feet of fines in 1242. It is mentioned again in the assizes of 1301 as Orchard juxta Bratton.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Several of the farmbuildings depicted on the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map are still extant, including the barn and horse engine house.
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. 211. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #143488 ] |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1614 | Related to: Orchard Barton, Thrushelton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 20 2024 10:15AM |
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