MSO7474 - Will / Well Farmstead, Luxborough (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
Full Description
A smallholding variously called Will, Well and Willis is recorded from the 16th Century. Free tenants in the 16th Century were lords of the manor of Luxborough Eve. From at least 1767 a farm here was worked by another shall holding and from 1809 by Nurcott which bought the property in 1923. [1] Not mentioned in Aston's list. [3] There is still a group of buildings here shown on the 1980 Ordnance survey map. [4] The Tithe Map shows a group of three buildings within this location. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SSO2101 Article in serial: Williams, E.F.. 1978. Parish surveys in Somerset two: Luxborough. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 2. 13.
- <2> SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
- <3> SSO742 Article in serial: Aston, M. 1983. Deserted Farms on Exmoor and the Lay subsidy of 1327 in West Somerset. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 127. 95.
- <4> SEM7222 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1980. 1:10000 Map, 1980. 1:10000.
- <5> SSO294 Map: 1843. Luxborough Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1128072, Extant 25 April 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1128072 (Original Monarch entry: 1128072)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11385
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE57
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1128072
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33741
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9660 3950 (89m by 88m) |
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Map sheet | SS93NE |
Civil Parish | LUXBOROUGH, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Apr 25 2022 8:15PM
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