Building record MDO47250 - Sherford Farmhouse, Morden

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Summary

A farmhouse built in the eighteenth century.

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

SY 945973 Higher Coombe Farmhouse was rebuilt in brick in the 19th century, retaining only the stone plinth and part of the chimney of an earlier building. <2>


<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 94559739) Higher Combe Farm (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 289 (Monograph). SDO149.

'These monuments, unless otherwise described, are of one storey and attics or two storeys with walls of cob, in most cases patched or refaced with brick, and thatched roofs; they are of the late 18th or early 19th century. Buildings for which there is no individual entry are covered by the description above. … (31) Higher Coombe Farm, house (945973), was rebuilt in brick in the 19th century retaining only the stone plinth and part of the chimney of an earlier building. The windows are fitted with cast-iron casements.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457425 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 289.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457425.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9455 9739 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NW 51
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457354
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sturminster Marshall 31

Record last edited

Oct 17 2023 1:44PM

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