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| HER Number: | MDV73582 |
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| Name: | Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe |
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Summary
Great Southdown Farm is referred to as Great Sowden on the Tithe Map of 1841. The earliest documentary reference to Southdown is as Bisouthedon in 1219.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 078 149 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Burlescombe |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BURLESCOMBE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Traditional farm buildings dating to the 19th century or earlier at Great Southdown Farm
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Great Southdown Farm' marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, comprising range of buildings around an enclosed courtyard with additional ranges to east and west and a garden to the south.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 548 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Southdown is referred to as Bisouthedon' in the 1219 assizes.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Report - Assessment). SDV338344.
Historic environment audit of Great Southdown Farm undertaken by Conservation Management, a division of Wessex Archaeology, for Devon County Council. Great Southdown Farm is one of 93 farm holdings that make up Devon County Farms Estate. The farm currently covers an area of c72 hectares, with the boundary between the parishes of Burlescombe and Culmstock forming the southern boundary of the farm and the A38 delineating the north. The landscape can be characterised by medieval enclosures. At the time of the Tithe Map, 1841, the farm was called Great Sowden. The farmhouse, stone-built barn, open-fronted barns, cider house, cattle shelter, decaying outbuilding and contemporary entrance track all appear to be surviving parts of the farm complex shown on the 1841 Tithe Map and, as such, are of local and probable regional significance. Map evidence indicates that a number of field boundaries have disappeared since the time of the Tithe Map.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 548. |
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| SDV338344 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73583 | Parent of: Barn, Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Monument) |
| MDV73584 | Parent of: Cider House, Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Building) |
| MDV16226 | Parent of: Great Southdown Farmhouse, Burlescombe (Building) |
| MDV73593 | Parent of: Open-fronted barn, Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Monument) |
| MDV73596 | Parent of: Open-fronted barn, Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Monument) |
| MDV73597 | Parent of: Outbuilding, Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Monument) |
| MDV73586 | Parent of: Stable or cattle shed, Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Monument) |
| MDV73585 | Parent of: Stables, Great Southdown Farm, Burlescombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4199 - Devon County Farms Historic Environment Audit (Pilot Project)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 15 2007 11:15AM |
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