Sheepstor is a village, civil parish and former manor on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. In 2001, its population was 53, down from 95 in 1901.[1] For administrative purposes the parish is grouped with the parishes of Meavy and Walkhampton to form Burrator Parish Council,[2] and for electoral purposes it is grouped with the same two parishes to form Burrator Ward.[3] Burrator Reservoir, constructed in 1898, is to the north of the village and forms part of the northern boundary of the parish.[1]
The name Sheepstor has evolved considerably since the first reference to a settlement here which was recorded in a pipe roll of 1168 as Sitelestorra. In a document of 1262, it was Skytelestor, Shittestorre in 1474, Shistor in 1547 and in c. 1620 Tristram Risdon called it Shetelstor now Shepstor.[4] The name probably derives from the Old English scyttel(s) meaning a bar or bolt, reflecting the shape of the nearby Sheeps Tor.[4]
^ abHarris, Helen (2004). A Handbook of Devon Parishes. Tiverton: Halsgrove. p. 148. ISBN 1-84114-314-6.
^"Burrator Parish Council". Retrieved 5 July 2010.
^"Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 2473". HMSO. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
^ abGover, J.E.B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F.M (1931). "The Place-Names of Devon". English Place-Name Society. Vol Viii. Part I. Cambridge University Press: 238–239.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Sheepstor is a village, civil parish and former manor on the western side of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. In 2001, its population was 53...
died in England and are buried at Sheepstor parish church, Devon. Anthony Brooke had his ashes interred at Sheepstor as well as at the Brooke Family graveyard...
and Rajah James, are buried in St Leonard's Church in the village of Sheepstor on Dartmoor. He was survived by three daughters, whose names could be...
Burrator and Sheepstor Halt railway station was located on the 10.5 mile long single track branch railway line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton...
to Princetown via four intermediate stations, Dousland, Burrator and Sheepstor Halt, Ingra Tor Halt and King Tor Halt. The line closed in 1956 and today...
Gorge at the south-western end, and the Sheepstor Dam built on a dividing ridge between the Meavy and Sheepstor Brook at the south-eastern end. The Burrator...
11 June 1868 and was buried at the graveyard of St Leonard's Church in Sheepstor. Fictionalised accounts of Brooke's exploits in Sarawak include Kalimantaan...
other stations had been added to the line in the 1920s, Burrator and Sheepstor Halt in 1924, Ingra Tor Halt in 1936. Much of the route followed the course...
Ditsworthy Warren House is a Grade II listed building near Sheepstor in Devon, England. It is an isolated building on the south-western edge of Dartmoor...
bottomless, and according to local legend the parishioners of Walkhampton (or Sheepstor) brought up the bell ropes from the parish church to test its depth. Even...
result of the Local Government Act 1972 from the older councils of Meavy, Sheepstor and Walkhampton. The parish has an area of 59.45 km2 (23 sq miles), and...
Yellowmead stone circle near Sheepstor in Devon, England, is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another...
Grimspound — triple stone row. grid reference SX689807 Drizzlecombe, east of Sheepstor village – stone rows, standing stones, kistvaens and cairns. grid reference...
opened, three other stations were later added to the line : Burrator and Sheepstor Halt in 1924, King Tor Halt in 1928, and Ingra Tor Halt in 1936. Much...
River Meavy, Narrator Brook, Newleycombe Lake, Sheepstor Brook and the Devonport Leat. Includes Sheepstor Dam. Venford 50°31′26″N 3°51′22″W / 50.524°N...
other stations had been added to the line in the 1920s, Burrator and Sheepstor Halt in 1924, King Tor Halt in 1936. Much of the route followed the course...
Three other stops had been added to the line in the 1920s, Burrator and Sheepstor Halt in 1924, King Tor Halt in 1928, and Ingra Tor Halt in 1936. Much...
June 2015 at the Wayback Machine The Dartmoor Trust Drizzlecombe Menhir, Sheepstor Eric Hemery (1983). High Dartmoor. London: Robert Hale. pp. 187–194. ISBN 0-7091-8859-5...
Tavy Plymouth: Charles the Martyr Plymouth: St Andrew Sampford Spiney Sheepstor St Budeaux Stoke Damerel Tamerton Foliot Walkhampton Whitchurch. Woodtown...
Dean Prior, South Brent, Ugborough, Harford, Cornwood, Shaugh Prior, Sheepstor, Walkhampton, Whitchurch, Peter Tavy, Lydford, land common to the parishes...
Andrew's Church, Mells St John the Baptist, Cirencester St Leonard's Church, Sheepstor St Mary's Church, Fairford St Mary's Church, Oare St Mary's Priory Church...
A memorial stained glass window in St Leonard's Church, Sheepstor, Devon, England, dedicated to those from Sarawak who died in World War II. It depicts...
Burrator, England on 11 June 1868 at the age of 65 and was buried in Sheepstor Churchyard. Sir Charles Brooke was proclaimed Rajah in place of his uncle...
Hampshire, England Yellowmead Down, location of Yellowmead stone circle near Sheepstor in Devon, England Battle of Hingston Down in 838 at Hingston Down, Cornwall...
Replaced by Little Mis Tor in 2014. Hartor Tor, 3 km E of the car park at Sheepstor Brook Hound Tor, 5 km S of Belstone (not the Hound Tor near Hay Tor) Oke...
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