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HER Number:MDV110196
Name:Field Names of 'Well Park' and 'Well Park Meadow', South of The Small House

Summary

On the 1843 Bigbury tithe map and accompanying apportionment, Plot 440 is recorded as 'Well Park' and Plot 439 as 'Well Park Meadow'. These field names seem to indicate that a well was once located hereabouts, although there is no evidence of such on historic maps.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 671 469
Map Sheet:SX64NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBigbury
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBIGBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WELL (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

On the 1843 Bigbury tithe map and accompanying apportionment, Plot 440 is recorded as 'Well Park' and Plot 439 as 'Well Park Meadow'.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

On the 1843 Bigbury tithe map and accompanying apportionment, Plot 440 is recorded as 'Well Park' and Plot 439 as 'Well Park Meadow'. Map object partly based on this source.

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

On the 1843 Bigbury tithe map and accompanying apportionment, Plot 440 is recorded as 'Well Park' and Plot 439 as 'Well Park Meadow'. These field names seem to indicate that a well was once located hereabouts, although there is no evidence of such on historic maps.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Map object partly based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349463Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
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:May 9 2022 1:45PM