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| HER Number: | MDV41851 |
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| Name: | Berry, Hartland |
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Summary
The name Berry contains an Old English place name element, burgh, meaning enclosure. This may hint at an enclosed settlement of the post-Roman 'round' type.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 234 253 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22NW/12/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (Post Roman to Late Medieval - 410 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 77 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Berry contains the place name element 'berry' from the Old English, 'burgh' meaning enclosure.
Pearce, S. M., 1985, The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part), 266 (Article in Serial). SDV336495.
The name may hint at an enclosed settlement of the post-Roman 'round' type although nothing has been recorded in the field.
Southwest Archaeology, 2005, Berry House Farm, Stoke, Hartland, Devon: Results of an Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Survey of Buildings, 2.2 (Report - Assessment). SDV323848.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, Nos. 144, 1976 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
(144) Berry contains the place name element "berry" = OE "burh" = "enclosure" (citing Gover et al). May hint at an enclosed settlement of the post-Roman "round" type although nothing has been recorded in the field.
(1976) Berry Farm was one of 12 on the Hartland Abbey estate said to have been the property of the 12 canons of Stoke St Nectan in 1086.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
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. 77. |
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| SDV323848 | Report - Assessment: Southwest Archaeology. 2005. Berry House Farm, Stoke, Hartland, Devon: Results of an Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Survey of Buildings. Southwest Archaeology Report. 050622. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2.2. |
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| SDV336495 | Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1985. The Early Church in the Landscape: The Evidence from North Devon (part). Archaeological Journal. 142. A4 Stapled + Digital. 266. |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. Nos. 144, 1976. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91225 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV30765 | Related to: Berry Farmhouse, Hartland (Building) |
| MDV73029 | Related to: Berry, Hartland (Monument) |
| MDV130953 | Related to: Footpath linking Berry and Markadon farms, Hartland (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4127 - Survey of Berry House Farm, Stoke, Hartland, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 30 2021 2:13PM |
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