Monument record MDO2687 - St Mary Magdalene's Chapel, Thorncombe

The site of an ancient chapel situated at Maudlin and said to have been connected with Forde Abbey. <1>

A marriage settlement of 1655 includes "All that messuage or tenement called or named by the name of Magdalen Chappell" and a Tithe Map of 1841 shows a small rectangular building measuring approximately 11.0m north-south by 9.0m east-west in the position occupied by the OS siting symbol.

The mention of "Magdalen Chapell" in the settlement of 1655 suggests that there was a place of worhip here, but further research failed to find any confirmation. <2>

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1928, Ordnance Survey Object Name Book reference revision 1928, 13 (Unpublished document). SWX1205.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 04-AUG-60 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2.1> 1655, Marriage settlement of Edmund Prideaux and Amy Francis (Unpublished document). SDO18758.

<2.2> 1841, Thorncombe tithe map (Unpublished document). SDO18759.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1962 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 38430545) St. Mary Magdalen's Chapel (NR) (Site of) (NAT)
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<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 191416 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Nov 11 2022 9:45AM