MSO6250 - Deserted post-medieval farmstead of Sloecombe (Monument)

Summary

A farmstead at Slocombe was mentioned in 1539-40. It was not shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1809.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

SS 952 436 Slocombe farm was mentioned in the Court Rolls of 31 Henry VIII (1539-40). [1] No relevant earthworks or annotations were noted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1809. [2] This farmstead was a holding of 83 acres in 1844, as shown on the tithe map, but there was no farmhouse shown in 1844. [2,3] The above referenced sources are linked to a GIS polygon centred at SS 9560 4347 on the current (2013) HER mapping. However, upon reviewing the Wootton Courtenay Tithe Map and comparing it to the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map and modern mapping, it seems the farmstead may originally have been centred at approximately SS 9515 4358. The Tithe Map shows two parallel buildings, the eastern one slightly longer than the western one, at this location; both are roughly orientated northwest to southeast. By the time the 1st Edition map was drawn, the western barn was demolished and the eastern one appears to have been reduced in size, probably with the northern end being demolished. A barn still occupies this area but if it does incorporate original fabric, it appears to have been extended again to the north. [3-5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Article in serial: Aston, M.. 1983. Deserted Farmsteads on Exmoor and the Lay Subsidy of 1327 in West Somerset. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 127. 31 Henry VIII (1539-40).
  • <2> Article in serial: Aston, M. 1983. Deserted Farmsteads on Exmoor and the 1327 lay subsidy. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 127. 103.
  • <3> Map: 1844. Wootton Courtenay Tithe Map and Apportionment.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <5> Verbal communication: Various. 1999-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. C Dove, 30 September 2013.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11786
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SE39
  • Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 36942
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 34358

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 954 435 (628m by 214m)
Map sheet SS94SE
Civil Parish WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jan 15 2020 4:51PM

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