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HER Number:MDV118746
Name:Little Park, Spreyton

Summary

William Talbot's deer park. The park is first mentioned in a document of 1287.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 710 970
Map Sheet:SX79NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSpreyton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSPREYTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DEER PARK (First mentioned, XIII - 1287 AD to 1287 AD)

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Fields named as Deer Park (604), Great Deer Park (603) and Deer Park (594) on the Spreyton Tithe Apportionment.


Cantor, L., 1983, The Medieval Parks of England. A Gazetteer, No. 32 (Monograph). SDV360120.

Park first documented in 1287.


Collings, T., 2015, Deer Parks (Personal Comment). SDV360119.

The south-eastern boundary of William Talbot's deer park can be identified from field names. The rest is inferred. Collings notes the poor correlation between parishes with documented deer parks and parishes with deer park field names.


Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Deerpark Copse marked.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV360119Personal Comment: Collings, T.. 2015. Deer Parks. Not Applicable. [Mapped feature: #78008 ]
SDV360120Monograph: Cantor, L.. 1983. The Medieval Parks of England. A Gazetteer. The Medieval Parks of England. A Gazetteer. Unknown. No. 32.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 9 2017 3:39PM