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| HER Number: | MDV7329 |
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| Name: | Stapledon, Cookbury |
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Summary
Site of manor house shown on 19th century map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 381 043 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS30SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Cookbury |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COOKBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS30SE/16
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS30SE1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica, 138 (Monograph). SDV323771.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Manor house (Site of)' shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Manor house (Site of) shown.
Reichel, O. J., 1928 - 1938, The Hundred of Black Torrington in Early Times, 204,215,239 (Article in Monograph). SDV2105.
Stapeldon was part of the manor of Week Daumarl, later called Cookbury, at Domesday. Held by Robert de Albemarle, before the conquest it belonged to a free woman, Ulueron. In the Testa de Nevil, 1241, William Avenel was in possession.
Hoskins, W. G., 1954, A New Survey of England: Devon, 375 (Monograph). SDV17562.
Walker, H. H., 1961, Notes for a Study of Bishop Walter de Stapledon and the Church in the West Country in the Early 14th Century, 310 (Article in Serial). SDV18677.
The birth-place, in 1261, of bishop Walter de Stapledon, bishop of Exeter and Lord High Treasurer to Edward II, murdered in London in 1326.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977 - 1979, SS30SE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343718.
Site of manor house of Stapledon which was property and residence of ancient family of that name.
Visited 14th November 1977. Nothing now visible, the site being under pasture. tone said to have been ploughed up around this spot in second half of 19th century.
Timms, S. C., 1983, Site of Manor House (Worksheet). SDV343719.
The map in Holsworthy Museum referred to on the Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division card is still on display, accompanied by an undated (20sth century?) letter in which it is said that a farmer reported the site after ploughing over it.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
Free range pig ark shown in this field.
Wapshott, E. + Morris, B., 2013, Land at Bishops Farm, Cookbury Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment, Geophysical Survey, Archaeological Evaluation Trenching, Walkover Survey & Visual Impact Assessment (Report - non-specific). SDV351407.
The proposed turbine is located on land that belonged to the Manor of Stapledon, first recorded in 1228 as Stapledun, the ‘hill marked by a post/boundary marker’.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV17562 | Monograph: Hoskins, W. G.. 1954. A New Survey of England: Devon. A New Survey of England: Devon. A5 Hardback. 375. |
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| SDV18677 | Article in Serial: Walker, H. H.. 1961. Notes for a Study of Bishop Walter de Stapledon and the Church in the West Country in the Early 14th Century. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 93. A5 Hardback. 310. |
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| SDV2105 | Article in Monograph: Reichel, O. J.. 1928 - 1938. The Hundred of Black Torrington in Early Times. The Hundreds of Devon. A5 Hardback. 204,215,239. |
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| SDV323771 | Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. 138. |
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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). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV343718 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977 - 1979. SS30SE1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV343719 | Worksheet: Timms, S. C.. 1983. Site of Manor House. Worksheet. A4 Single Sheet. |
| SDV351407 | Report - non-specific: Wapshott, E. + Morris, B.. 2013. Land at Bishops Farm, Cookbury Devon. Results of a Desk-Based Assessment, Geophysical Survey, Archaeological Evaluation Trenching, Walkover Survey & Visual Impact Assessment. Southwest Archaeology Report. 130930. A4 Unbound + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2014 9:20AM |
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