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| HER Number: | MDV54853 |
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| Name: | Stedcombe Manor Gardens |
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Summary
Parkland and formal gardens, including two rectangular terrace gardens and a walled kitchen garden.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 263 920 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Pill boxes, anti-tank ditches and obstacles, World War II at the Boshill Cross Stong Point of the Taunton Stop Line, a defensive crossing on the River Axe
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/52/3
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GARDEN (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Map object based on this source.
Devon Gardens Trust, 1995, Stedcombe Manor (Worksheet). SDV103563.
Stedcombe Manor. Walled gardens, formal layout, chinoiserie, 22 acres .
Devon Gardens Trust, 1999, Devon Local Register, 136 (Un-published). SDV170167.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1462 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Stedcombe House or Manor. Stedcombe was 'Estotacoma' in Domesday. Present house built 1695 to replace house destroyed 1644 during Civil War. Listed Grade I. Listed features include enclosing walls/balustrade, garden walls and associated features and former stableyard (Listed Grade II).
SMR.
Clark, J., 2013, Stedcombe House (Un-published). SDV358185.
Stockdale described Stedcombe House as ‘a handsome mansion and being built on a richly wooded eminence has a very pleasing appearance’. There are two rectangular terrace gardens and a second walled kitchen garden enclosed by eighteenth century red brick walls in Flemish bond. The formal layout of these gardens has been restored.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV103563 | Worksheet: Devon Gardens Trust. 1995. Stedcombe Manor. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV170167 | Un-published: Devon Gardens Trust. 1999. Devon Local Register. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. A4 Stapled + Digital. 136. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1462. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV358185 | Un-published: Clark, J.. 2013. Stedcombe House. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV81800 | Parent of: Outbuildings, Garden Walls and Enclosing Wall and Balustrade to Stedcombe House (Building) |
| MDV12419 | Related to: Stedcombe House, Axmouth (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2019 4:58PM |
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