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| HER Number: | MDV77209 |
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| Name: | Old Middlecott, Chagford |
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Summary
Historic farmstead, probably dating to the 11th century, based on documentary evidence; Middlecott is recorded in the Domesday Book. Appears to have been a very small thegn's holding in poor country.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 716 861 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (X to XI - 1000 AD to 1099 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Depicted on the Tithe Map; 1097 on the Chagford Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Layout unchanged from the Tithe Map depiction.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 424 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Middlecott is ‘Midelcota’ in 1086, ‘Middelcote’ in 1238 and ‘Myddel-‘ in 1446.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1993 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Farmstead included in survey. Visited on 28/03/1997.
Pigeon, J., 2013, The Milking Parlour (formerly the Farmhouse), Old Middlecott, Chagford, 4 (Report - Survey). SDV359370.
Old Middlecott appears to have been established in the 11th century as a very small thegn's holding in poor country. The present farmhouse/milking parlour has developed from a 15th century longhouse open to the roof with probably a hearth central to the hall floor, converted in the mid-20th century.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping; layout matches the 19th century historic map depictions.
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. 424. |
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| SDV344544 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1993 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997. dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #104187 ] |
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| SDV359370 | Report - Survey: Pigeon, J.. 2013. The Milking Parlour (formerly the Farmhouse), Old Middlecott, Chagford. A4 Comb Bound. 4. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV33200 | Parent of: Barn at Old Middlecott, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV33199 | Parent of: Linhay at Old Middlecott Farm, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV21006 | Parent of: Milking parlour at Old Middlecott (former farmhouse), Chagford (Building) |
| MDV33201 | Parent of: Stables at Old Middlecott Farmyard, Chagford (Building) |
| MDV8248 | Related to: Druid's Well, Middlecott (Monument) |
| MDV77142 | Related to: Higher Middlecott farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV77200 | Related to: Lower Middlecott, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6905 - Archaeological survey of the Milking Parlour (former farmhouse) at Old Middlecott, Chagford
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2016 11:27AM |
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