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| HER Number: | MDV109285 |
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| Name: | A Field Called Well Park off Manor Bourne Road, Wembury |
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Summary
The location of a well is indicated by a field name on the 19th century Tithe Map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 496 496 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX44NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
1788-1789, A Survey of the Estates of Charles Holmes Calmady Esqr and Pollexfen his wife Situate in the Several Counties of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall Survey'd in the Years 1788 and 1789 by R. Davis Lewknor Oxon. Langdon and Down Thomas. (Cartographic). SDV357799.
The plot is recorded as 'Well Park.'
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
Plot 210 is recorded as 'Well Park' within the Wembury Tithe Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
There is no evidence for a well.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
On the 1840 Wembury Tithe Map, Plot 210 is called 'Well Park' indicating the possibility of a nearby well, although no supporting evidence is shown on the Tithe Map, or the First and Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey maps. The name 'Well Park' is also recorded for this field on an earlier (1788-1789) estate map of Langdon and Down Thomas in Wembury.
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: #68634 ] |
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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV357799 | Cartographic: 1788-1789. A Survey of the Estates of Charles Holmes Calmady Esqr and Pollexfen his wife Situate in the Several Counties of Somerset, Devon and Cornwall Survey'd in the Years 1788 and 1789 by R. Davis Lewknor Oxon. Langdon and Down Thomas.. Historical Maps. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 19 2017 12:58PM |
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