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HER Number:MDV67068
Name:SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Aveton Gifford

Summary - not yet available

Location

Grid Reference:SX 702 511
Map Sheet:SX75SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAveton Gifford
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishAVETON GIFFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75SW/91

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV160061.

Os 25" (1886) map.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV160062.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)266.


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

Settlement at 'wizaller' consisting of 'higher wizaller' + 'lower wizaller' on os 25" (1886) map + is first mentioned as 'wierdesalre' in 1296. It was known as 'wyardesallre' in 1305, 'werdesallere' in 1310, 'wyddesallar in 1538 + 'wisaller' in 1744 (gover et al).

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.
SDV160061Migrated Record:
SDV160062Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM