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HER Number: | MDV76254 |
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Name: | Upcott, Dowland |
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Summary
The settlement of Upcott in Dowland was first mentioned in 1219
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 576 096 |
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Map Sheet: | SS50NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Dowland |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | DOWLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (XII to Post Medieval - 1200 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 368 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Upcott is mentioned as 'Uppecott' in 1219.
Ellis, D. A., 1992, Dowland Past and Present, 49 (Pamphlet). SDV344172.
Upcott was referred to as Uppacott and Upton and first mentioned in 1219. In 1241 it was held by John de Reigni together with Iddesleigh and then passed to Walter de Sully. The farmstead of West Upcott has outbuildings showing traces of an earlier dwelling and Higher Upcott and The Ridges are both old cottages
Sources / Further Reading
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. 368. |
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SDV344172 | Pamphlet: Ellis, D. A.. 1992. Dowland Past and Present. Paperback Volume. 49. [Mapped feature: #48344 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 3 2010 10:21AM |
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