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HER Number:MDV62931
Name:Shepherds Farm

Summary

Shepherds Farm shown on 19th century maps to the north of the present farm buildings. Believed to be the site of the manor house for Ashmore Manor.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 991 902
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClyst St. Mary
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCLYST ST.MARY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SE/252

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Group of buildings around a courtyard shown.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Site of Shepherds Farm shown as a group of buildings on four sides of a rectilinear yard, with more buildings to the south. A saw pit and orchard are located to the east.

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One, 586 (Monograph). SDV1312.

Farm associated with Roger Shepherd mentioned in 1333.

Dick, A. M., 2001, Shepherds Farm (Personal Comment). SDV351844.

'Shepherds Farm' shown at above national grid reference on Devon County Council digital Ordnance Survey mapping of 1880s. Present farm lies to south.

Warham, S., 2001, Shepherds Manor (Correspondence). SDV351842.

A previous owner of Shepherds Farm stated that it had been a medieval manor house of cob construction. Some of the cob walls of the kitchen garden still exist at the back of Old Kiddicott (formerly Kiddicott Dairy).

Warham, S., Unknown, Shepherds: All Manor of Mystery (Un-published). SDV351843.

The house at Shepherds reputedly burnt down in 1900, in the lane at the back of the house was an old cob wall belonging to the old manor house. Documentary evidence suggests the manor house was a 13th century building rather than a 17th century one. See document for full details.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1312Monograph: 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. 586.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97159 ]
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV351842Correspondence: Warham, S.. 2001. Shepherds Manor. Emails and Maps. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV351843Un-published: Warham, S.. Unknown. Shepherds: All Manor of Mystery. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV351844Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 2001. Shepherds Farm.

Associated Monuments

MDV67141Related to: Kiddicott Dairy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 26 2024 7:50AM