Listed Building record MDR3602 - Meadow Place Grange, 349m south-west of Lathkill Lodge, Youlgreave
Type and Period (6)
- GRANGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FARMHOUSE (Georgian to 21st Century - 1750 AD to 2050 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- OUTBUILDING (Victorian - 1850 AD to 1900 AD)
- CHAPEL (Former Type) (Georgian to Victorian - 1750 AD? to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Meadow Place Grange Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building. It dates from the mid 18th century and 1859 and was constructed of rendered and painted stone with painted stone dressings and chamfered quoins. It is three storeys high with two bays and a single bay addition to the rear. (1).
Medieval Grange associated with Leicester Abbey. The chapel could be seen as a farm building, with its round headed doorway, until approximately 100 years ago (1856) when it was pulled down. (2,3,6).
There is little left today of medieval granges, either in remains or documentary references, although the word 'grange' is common on maps of Derbyshire. Generally, although not exclusively, the name is attached to a farmhouse. (3).
The earliest references to Meadow Place is as Methdueplot in 1101-1108 from 'The Great Register of Lichfield Cathedral known as Magnum Regisrtum Album' and as Methdweploth in 1108 from Dugdale's 'Monasticon Anglicanum'. A grange associated with Leicester is recorded at this site in 1251. (4).
Possible enclosure in the paddock south-west of the farm. (5).
The current farm buildings comprise a farmhouse and eight outbuildings (excepting modern buildings) within a partial enclosing wall. The farmhouse has a date plaque of 1859 and incorporates mid 18th century and mid 19th century fabric. One of the outbuildings has a date plaque in roman numerals of 1850. Within some of the buildings are original wooden and stone stalls, feeders and other structures. The site of the farm buildings was the site of the medieval grange associated with Leicester Abbey. In approximately 1856, a chapel which as used as an outbuilding was reputedly demolished. A building within an enclosed boundary on the approximate site of the farm buildings is shown on a map of 1528. It was called 'new byggyng' at this date, byggyng or bigging being Middle English for building (4). This implies the buildings recent construction. (7).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England.
- <2> SDR3507 Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p506.
- <3> SDR904 Article in serial: Allen, J W. 1956. 'Granges', The Derbyshire Countryside. Vol. 21 (6), pp 24-25. pp 24-25.
- <4> SDR5940 Bibliographic reference: Cameron, K. 1959. The Place-Names of Derbyshire, Part I. English Place-Name Society, Vol. XXVII.. p183.
- <5> SDR1374 Aerial Photograph: OS. 1970. A.P. 026-70-140.
- <6> SDR9956 Index: NDAT. 2115. 2115.
- <7> SDR616 Unpublished document: Bevan, B (PDNPA). 1995. Meadow Place Grange, Youlgreave, with land near Weaddow Lane, Middleton & Smerrill, Derbyshire, archaeological survey, 1995. 207. No.5, p10, illus..
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 200 657 (141m by 133m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | YOULGREAVE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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- EDR3889
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Record last edited
Nov 12 2023 2:21PM