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HER Number:MDV97415
Name:The Old Manor House

Summary

Former manor house, possibly early 17th century, shown on mid 18th century map of Crediton.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 833 004
Map Sheet:SS80SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishCrediton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCREDITON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MANOR HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Unknown, DRO/2065M ADD 3/E332 (Cartographic). SDV350780.

A large house, three-storeys with attic, seven-windows to the upper floors and a central entrance with pillars, is shown at the north end of 'The Back Lane' (now North Street).


Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 299 (Monograph). SDV325629.

No 4 Parliament Street, facing up North Street, possibly incorporates much of the fabric of the manor house, shown on the great fire map as a three-storey Jacobean building.


Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.


English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

A building called the Manor House is shown on this site on the plan of Crediton in 1743, the year of the great fire.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325629Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. The Buildings of England: Devon. Hardback Volume. 299.
SDV350780Cartographic: Unknown. DRO/2065M ADD 3/E332. Devon Record Office Collection. Map + Digital.
SDV350785National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital.
SDV350786Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV23454Related to: The Manor House, Parliament Street, Crediton (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 8 2013 3:30PM