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| HER Number: | MDV106181 |
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| Name: | Rack Park, east of Seven Ash Farm, Kentisbury. |
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Summary
The field name 'Rack Park' suggests the site of a tenter ground where fulled cloth was stretched out on racks to dry.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 612 447 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS64SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kentisbury |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KENTISBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TENTER GROUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Watts, S., 05/04/2013, Rackfield/Rack Park (Personal Comment). SDV351046.
The name Rack Park suggest the site of a tenter ground in the vincinty where fulled cloth was stretched on racks to dry.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848, 343 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1808 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Field called Rack Park on 1839/1840 Tithe Apportionment /Tithe Map (plot 343). Name hints at a connection with cloth fulling, but no mills are recorded from the area.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 1808. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. 343. [Mapped feature: #65620 ] |
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| SDV351046 | Personal Comment: Watts, S.. 05/04/2013. Rackfield/Rack Park. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 19 2016 9:15AM |
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