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| HER Number: | MDV111195 |
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| Name: | Field Name of 'Rookery Orchard, Gerston Farm |
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Summary
On an estate map of 1813 titled 'A Map of the Manors of Batson and Shabbacombe in the Parish of Gerston and other lands in West Alvington', an area of woodland or orchard, situated northwest of Gerston, is called 'Rookery Orchard' (No. 19). Presumably a rookery was located hereabouts. The field retains the same name within Plot 1093 on the 1841 West Alvington tithe map.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 731 420 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | West Alvington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST ALVINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
1813, A Map of the Manors of Batson and Shabbacombe in the Parish of Gerston and other lands in West Alvington (Cartographic). SDV358075.
On an estate map of 1813 titled 'A Map of the Manors of Batson and Shabbacombe in the Parish of Gerston and other lands in West Alvington', an area of woodland or orchard, situated northwest of Gerston, is called 'Rookery Orchard' (No. 19).
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
The field retains the same name of Rookery Orchard within Plot 1093 on the 1841 West Alvington tithe map.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
The field retains the same name within Plot 1093 on the 1841 West Alvington tithe map. Map object partly based on this source.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
On an estate map of 1813 titled 'A Map of the Manors of Batson and Shabbacombe in the Parish of Gerston and other lands in West Alvington', an area of woodland or orchard, situated northwest of Gerston, is called 'Rookery Orchard' (No. 19). Presumably a rookery was located hereabouts. The field retains the same name within Plot 1093 on the 1841 West Alvington tithe map.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Map object partly based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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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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| SDV358075 | Cartographic: 1813. A Map of the Manors of Batson and Shabbacombe in the Parish of Gerston and other lands in West Alvington. Historical Maps. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2015 12:24PM |
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