MEM23274 - Possible former farmstead site, Mow Barton (Place)

Summary

Field names in the North Molton Tithe Map Apportionment, Mow Barton and Little House Close, suggest the location of a farmstead. The fields are very close to a Holy Well site, reputed chapel site and hollow way.

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Field names in the North Molton Tithe Map Apportionment, Mow Barton (field number 1732) and Little House Close (field number 1733) suggest the location of a farmstead. The fields are very close to a Holy Well site, reputed chapel site and hollow way. Mow Barton is shown as a very small rectangular enclosure and no use is registered in the Tithe Apportionment. These fileds lie at the edge of the enclosed land. [1,2]

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  • <1> Map: 1841. North Molton Tithe Map and Apportionment. Land parcel 1732 (Mow Barton), 1733 (Little House Close).
  • <2> Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. Shirley Blaylock, 16 June 2015.

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Grid reference SS 7659 3131 (point) Historic mapping
Map sheet SS73SE
Civil Parish NORTH MOLTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Oct 4 2021 3:25PM

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