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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 Willand. The earthworks have been completely levelled by 1977.

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 as Willand Orchard on the Willand parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2285-86 11-APR-1947 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356987.

The orchard banks are visible as a series of earthwork banks.

Ordnance Survey, 1966, OS/66184 V, OS/66184 V 157-58 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.

The site of the orchard has been largely levelled and developed for residential housing, although partial earthworks remain visible at the western extent of the site.

Ordnance Survey, 1977, OS/77072, OS/77072 V 005-06 03-JUL-1977 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357130.

The remaining earthworks have been completely levelled and developed upon.

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 Willand. The site of the orchard is listed as Willand Orchard on the Willand parish tithe apportionment of approximately 1838-48. Aerial photographs of 1947 show that the orchard trees remain largely intact, although a series of northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks are visible. The banks occupy an area of approximately 0.91 hectares of fairly level land within a single rectilinear shaped plot depicted on historical mapping. Aerial photographs of 1966 show the orchard has been largely levelled and developed for residential housing, although partial earthworks remain visible at the western extent of the site. These remaining earthworks have been completely levelled by 1977.

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
SDV356987	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2285-86 11-APR-1947. [Mapped feature: #68189 ]
SDV357044	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 157-58 22-JUL-1966.
SDV357130	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1977. OS/77072. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/77072 V 005-06 03-JUL-1977.

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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