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Summary

Orchard banks of probable post-medieval to modern date are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Longbridge Meadow Trading Estate.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

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

The site of the orchard is listed on the Cullompton parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP, RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP 3131-32 13-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356899.

The orchard banks are partly visible as a series of linear earthwork banks. Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1969, OS/69302, OS/69302 V 42-43 29-JUN-1969 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357088.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of linear earthwork banks. Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89162, OS/89162 V 598-99 08-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356894.

The site of the orchard has been largely levelled for commercial use on aerial photographs of 1989 onwards.

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 linear earthwork banks on aerial photographs of 1947 onwards, at Longbridge Meadow Trading Estate. The site of the orchard is first listed on the Cullompton parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48. Aerial photograph of 1947 show the orchard is largely covered with fruit trees, although several partial northeast to southwest aligned earthwork banks are visible. By 1969, the orchard trees have been completely grubbed out, although the earthwork banks remain largely visible. These surviving earthworks occupy an area of approximately 0.45 hectares of fairly level ground within a single irregular shaped plot which is depicted on historical mapping. The site of the orchard has been largely cleared and levelled for commercial use on aerial photographs from 1989 onwards and are unlikely to survive.

Sources / Further Reading

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
SDV356894	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89162. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/89162 V 598-99 08-MAY-1989.
SDV356899	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1995 RP 3131-32 13-APR-1947.
SDV357088	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69302. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/69302 V 42-43 29-JUN-1969.

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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