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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 Tiverton Junction.

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 Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The orchard is partly symbolised on the Willand parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FS 2285 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 140-141 22-JUL-1966 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357044.

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

Ordnance Survey, 1977, OS/77072, OS/77072 V 006-07 03-JUL-1977 (Aerial Photograph). SDV357130.

The site of the former orchard has been completely levelled for construction of the M5.

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 Tiverton Junction. The site of the orchard is first symbolised on the Willand parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48, although by 1947, aerial photographs show that the orchard trees have been partly grubbed out, leaving a series of parallel northwest to southeast aligned earthwork banks, on which the fruit trees were established, visible. These banks occupy an area of approximately 0.19 hectares of gentle northwest facing slope, within a single plot depicted on the parish tithe map. The orchard banks remain visible on aerial photographs up until 1966, although have been completely levelled and likely destroyed by 1977 during construction of the M5.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
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 11-APR-1947.
SDV357044	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66184 V. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/66184 V 140-141 22-JUL-1966. [Mapped feature: #68209 ]
SDV357130	Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1977. OS/77072. Ordnance Survey. Photograph (Paper). OS/77072 V 006-07 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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