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| HER Number: | MDV10760 |
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| Name: | BATTLEFIELD in the Parish of Ottery St. Mary |
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Summary
Probable site of the Battle of Wicganbeord in 851AD
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 107 937 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ottery St. Mary |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OTTERY ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/22
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BATTLEFIELD (VIII to Late Medieval - 701 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Rose-Troup, F., 1939, The Anglo-Saxon Charter of Ottery St Mary, 217 (Article in Serial). SDV99025.
Probable site of the Battle of Wicganbeord in the year 851. Ottery has Wiggaton, or Wickiton. The site of the battle was probably near the hamlet in which is a farm called Burrow Hill upon which is a conical hill. Its steep sides suggest that it was artificially made, and appears to have had a cap of clay added to height it. It rises prominently from an undulating country almost at the foot of the steep slope of East Hill.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV99025 | Article in Serial: Rose-Troup, F.. 1939. The Anglo-Saxon Charter of Ottery St Mary. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 71. A5 Hardback. 217. |
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Associated Monuments
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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