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| HER Number: | MDV4480 |
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| Name: | Hele Manor House, Tawstock |
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Summary
Hele Manor was demolished in 1965 and the site is now a small housing estate. Some of the doorways were removed to another local property.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 543 320 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tawstock |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/16
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS53SW2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANOR HOUSE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica. Devonshire, Part 2, 478 (Monograph). SDV323771.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Hele marked in antique style writing on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Hele Formerly a Manor house recorded on 1904-1906 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Reichel, O. J., 1928 - 1938, The Hundred of Fremington in Early Times, 457, 502, 503, 519 (Article in Monograph). SDV20648.
Hele Manor was included in Tawstock, or Tauestocha, in Domesday [1086].
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 122 (Monograph). SDV1312.
Documented in 1227 and 1339.
Department of Environment, 1960, Barnstaple RD, 48 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337219.
Manor and barn. 16th-17th century cob with thatch. Two storeys, casement windows, old oak.
Alcock, N. W., 1966, A Devon Farm: Bury Barton, Lapford, 122 (Article in Serial). SDV177653.
Lomas, J., 1967, The Old doors and Doorways of Barnstaple, 41, Plate 8 (Article in Serial). SDV85818.
Hele Manor, near Barnstaple, was demolished in 1965. The Elizabethan doorways were removed an in stalled in another local property. They were made up of three large timbers jointed and pegged at the shoulders, cut into a flat triangular head and chamfered on one face. One of the ground floor doors was planked and studded.
Alcock, N. W., 1981, Cruck Construction: An Introduction and Catalogue, 108 (Report - non-specific). SDV342504.
True cruck recorded at Hele Manor.
Exeter Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Area at Larkbear Near Barnstaple, 6, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV79105.
Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Land to the West of Tews Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 6, Appendix 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV352137.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SS53SW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV70751.
Site visit 14th October 1953. Plaster covered stone farmhouse with thatched roof, modern chimneys and windows, but no architectural features to aid dating. A coat of arms was revealed during repairs to a bedroom ceiling.
Site visit 1st April 1976. Farmhouse and outbuildings demolished. Site now overlaid with a small housing estate. Some woodwork taken away and preserved.
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. 122. |
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| SDV177653 | Article in Serial: Alcock, N. W.. 1966. A Devon Farm: Bury Barton, Lapford. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 98. Photocopy. 122. |
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| SDV20648 | Article in Monograph: Reichel, O. J.. 1928 - 1938. The Hundred of Fremington in Early Times. The Hundreds of Devon. A5 Hardback. 457, 502, 503, 519. |
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| SDV323771 | Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Devonshire. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. Part 2, 478. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #92284 ] |
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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). |
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| SDV337219 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1960. Barnstaple RD. Historic Houses Register. Unknown. 48. |
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| SDV342504 | Report - non-specific: Alcock, N. W.. 1981. Cruck Construction: An Introduction and Catalogue. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. 42. Photocopy + Digital. 108. |
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| SDV352137 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Land to the West of Tews Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 76470.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6, Appendix 1. |
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| SDV70751 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. SS53SW2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV79105 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Area at Larkbear Near Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.83. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6, 11. |
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| SDV85818 | Article in Serial: Lomas, J.. 1967. The Old doors and Doorways of Barnstaple. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 99. Paperback Volume. 41, Plate 8. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4482 | Part of: Hele Farm, Tawstock (Monument) |
| MDV4481 | Related to: Barn at Hele Manor, Tawstock (Building) |
| MDV74694 | Related to: Bury Barton, Lapford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 2 2024 2:21PM |
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