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| HER Number: | MDV39073 |
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| Name: | SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Lifton |
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Summary
Tinhay down. Tinhay is first mentioned in a document of 1194 as 'bituinia' and then in different documents throughout the middle ages spelt in various ways. Probably means 'between the waters' - the place being a tongue of land between the rivers thrushel and lyd (mawer et al).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 393 851 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX38NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lifton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LIFTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX38NE/545
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV228826.
Des=worksheet/(goodyear,afu,1990).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV228827.
Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)190.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.
Tinhay down. Tinhay is first mentioned in a document of 1194 as 'bituinia' and then in different documents throughout the middle ages spelt in various ways. Probably means 'between the waters' - the place being a tongue of land between the rivers thrushel and lyd (mawer 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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| SDV228826 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV228827 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2018 9:16AM |
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