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HER Number:MDV110585
Name:Field Name, Brick Close, Topsham

Summary

The possible location of a brick manufacturing site is indicated by a field name on the 19th century Tithe Map.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 966 894
Map Sheet:SX98NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClyst St. George
Civil ParishExeter
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTOPSHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • BRICKWORKS (Unknown date)

Full description

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

Plot 418 is recorded as 'Brick Close' within the Topsham Tithe Apportionment.


Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Plot 418 on the Topsham Tithe Map of 1843 is recorded as 'Brick Close' within the Tithe Apportionment. The field name may indicate the presence of a brick manufacturing site within the vicinity, although no features are depicted within this location on the Tithe Map or later First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV349463Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. [Mapped feature: #70015 ]
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6690 - Watching Brief, Exe Estuary Compensatory Habitat Delivery Project (Ref: ACD943/1/0)

Date Last Edited:Apr 10 2015 1:10PM