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Summary

Tree planting banks of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data as part of an extant orchard of probably contemporary date on the south and south-east facing slopes of a combe at Woodrow Barton, Brampford Speke.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ORCHARD (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2010 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Plot 301, Great Orchard, is listed as part of Great Woodrow.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The earthwork banks correspond to a depicted orchard.

Environment Agency, 1998-2014, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9196 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014 (Cartographic). SDV359177.

Linear earthwork banks were visible.

Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9196 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.

The orchard remained densely planted.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.

Tree planting banks of probable post-medieval to 19th century date were visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2014 as part of an extant orchard of probably contemporary date on the south and south-east facing slopes of a combe at Woodrow Barton, Brampford Speke. The banks were probably made to improve drainage of surface water into the combe to the south.
The earthwork banks visible on the lidar derived images correspond with an area depicted as an orchard on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and listed as Great Orchard part of ‘Great Woodrow’ on the Tithe map for Brampford Speke. Digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2010 show the orchard to remain densely planted. The extant orchard and associated earthwork banks therefore date from at least the first half of the 19th century.
The OS first edition map also depicts the orchard extending to the north and east of the farmstead, but this area of planting has been cleared and levelled for the expansion of agricultural buildings.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349463	Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website.
SDV356259	Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9196 22-MAY-2010.
SDV356883	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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SDV359177	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2014. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9196 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 30-SEP-2014. [Mapped feature: #73088 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)

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