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HER Number:MDV108988
Name:Field Names, Higher and Lower Lime Pit, Axmouth

Summary

Three field names containing the name element 'lime pit field' in the 19th century Axmouth tithe apportionment may indicate the proximity of the fields to a pit.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 277 897
Map Sheet:SY28NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxmouth
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishAXMOUTH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PIT (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD to 1842 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Plot 375 is recorded as 'Higher Lime Pit Field,' plot 376 is 'Lower Lime Pit Field,' and plot 382 is 'Part of Lower Lime Pit Field' within the Axmouth tithe apportionment of 1842.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

The field names 'Higher Lime Pit Field' within plot 375; 'Lower Lime Pit Field' within plot 376; and 'Part of Lower Lime Pit Field' within plot 382 on the Axmouth Tithe Map of 1842 may indicate the proximity of these fields to one or more lime pits.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349463Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. [Mapped features: #68321 ; #68322 ]
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 12 2021 1:11PM