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HER Number: | MDV3590 |
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Name: | Holwell medieval manor, Whitchurch |
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Summary
No longer extant. Site of 14th century Holwell House, which was the home of the Glanville family prior to the building of Kilworthy. No sign of the old house incorporated in the present house.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 500 731 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57SW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SW14
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440438
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SW/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Built, XIII to XIV - 1300 AD to 1399 AD (Between))
- MANOR HOUSE (Built, XIII to XIV - 1300 AD to 1399 AD (Between))
Full description
1840, Tithe Map (Cartographic). SDV339770.
Modern layout of the farm at Holwell depicted on the Tithe Map. No sign of previous mansion.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX57SW14, 11/08/1950 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV233395.
(29/07/1950) SX 50007306 Site of mansion at Holwell House. There is no trace of the old house incorporated in the present house. The original house, dates of building and destruction are not known by current occupier. It was the home of the Glasville (Glanville?) family prior to the building of Kilworthy.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1992, Archaeological Assessment of Tavistock Area Water Supply, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV340617.
Holwell is of 14th century origin.
Tavistock and District Local History Society, 2002, Whitchuch Parish. A short History of a Devon Parish (Monograph). SDV363278.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV233395 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX57SW14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. 11/08/1950. [Mapped feature: #20900 ] |
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SDV339770 | Cartographic: 1840. Tithe Map. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Map (Paper). |
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SDV340617 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1992. Archaeological Assessment of Tavistock Area Water Supply. Exeter Archaeology Report. 92.48. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV106984 | Related to: Holwell Farm, Whitchurch (Monument) |
MDV126658 | Related to: Old house and outbuilding at Holwell, Whitchurch (Building) |
MDV3591 | Related to: Possible site of a well, Holwell House, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 28 2021 9:41AM |
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