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HER Number:MDV66311
Name:FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Colyton

Summary - not yet available

Location

Grid Reference:SY 227 910
Map Sheet:SY29SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishColyton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLYTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: 19th century farm buildings at Gatcombe

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/53

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FARMSTEAD (VIII to XXI - 701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103335.

Des=os 25" (1880) map.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103336.

Des=reichel,o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)341,342,345,355,356,361/the hundred of colyton in early times.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV103337.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)622.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

'lower gatcombe farm' shown on the os 25" (1880) map is the centre of the settlement of 'gatcombe'. The farm is shown as 'gatcombe farm' on modern maps (os).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

'gatcombe' was 'gatcumbe' in domesday + held by 'ansger the servant'. Before the conquest it was held by 'burgered'. In the c13 there was a church at gatcombe served by the vicar of colyton. In 1418 'bishop stafford' issued a license to 'hold divine service at the manor of gatcombe' (reichel).


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

'gatcombe' was known as 'gatcumba' in 1086, 'gotecomb' in 1282 + 'catcombe' in 1574. The name may come from 'goats valley' i. E. Where they were pastured (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV103335Migrated Record:
SDV103336Migrated Record:
SDV103337Migrated Record:
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.
SDV148Migrated Record:
SDV242Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM