MDE14810 - Lower Twitchen Ball Farmstead, Twitchen (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The 1977 aerial photograph shows building remains in a small enclosure southwest of Wheatclose Cross. [1,2] A farmstead is shown on the Tithe Map for Twitchen. [3] The farmstead is labelled as Lower Twitchen Ball and shown as inhabited on the 1st and 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps. It includes three buildings, including a farmhouse, and a well. [4,5] The farm is not entered on the 1911 census. It was most likely abandoned between 1904 and 1911. [5-8] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [9]
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. MAM/12/044 (May 1977).
- <2> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS7831a.
- <3> SEM7993 Map: 1841. Twitchen Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <4> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <5> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904, Devon 15(8).
- <6> SEM340858 Website: DC Thomson. Various. Findmypast.com. http://www.1911census.co.uk; accessed 17 March 2009.
- <7> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. Farmer at Eastern Farm, Twitchen.
- <8> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field investigation, 4 January 1995.
- <9> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1097042, Extant 6 October 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1097042 (Original Monarch entry: 1097042)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 17872
- Devon SMR: SS73SE/535
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20486
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO597
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 73 SE27
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1097042
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7902 3124 (151m by 40m) |
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Map sheet | SS73SE |
Civil Parish | TWITCHEN, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 6 2021 1:09PM
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