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Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of fragmented linear earthwork banks on military oblique aerial photographs of 1960, on the western side of Whorridge Farm. The orchard trees have been completely grubbed up and the earthwork banks levelled by 1967.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2013 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.

The site of the orchard is listed on the Bradninch parish tithe apportionment.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The orchard is symbolised on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS, RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4306-07 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356902.

The orchard banks are almost completely obscured by trees.

Royal Air Force, 1960, RAF/58/3858/, RAF/58/3858/PSF0-177 03-OCT-1960 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357102.

The orchard banks are only partly visible as a series of fragmented earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 1967, OS/67040, OS/67040 V 006-007 18-APR-1967 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356895.

The orchard trees have been completely grubbed out and the earthwork banks completely levelled.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of fragmented linear earthwork banks on military oblique aerial photographs of 1960, on the western side of Whorridge Farm. The site of the orchard is first listed on the Bradninch parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48 and is symbolised on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880's-90's. The orchard clearly remains in use on aerial photographs of 1946, although by 1960, the orchard appears to have largely fallen out of use and the orchard trees have been partly grubbed out, leaving a series of partial northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. By 1967, however, the orchard trees have been completely grubbed up and the earthwork banks levelled. The earthwork banks could not be accurately transcribed as part of this survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67198 ]
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV356895	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67040. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/67040 V 006-007 18-APR-1967.
SDV356902	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1823 RS 4306-07 04-NOV-1946.
SDV357102	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1960. RAF/58/3858/. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/58/3858/PSF0-177 03-OCT-1960.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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