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HER Number: | MDV114236 |
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Name: | Allotments, west of Milton Abbot |
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Summary
An allotment of probable modern date is visible on aerial photographs, to the west of Milton Abbot and recorded as part of the Tamar Valley NMP project. The allotment is also depicted on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey map.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 403 794 |
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Map Sheet: | SX47NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Milton Abbot |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | MILTON ABBOT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ALLOTMENT (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
An allotment is depicted here. Map object partly based on this source.
Cornwall Archaeological Unit, 2001-2002, Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records, CUCAP QC47-8, SX/4079/1-2 (Interpretation). SDV346287.
The extent of an allotment is visible on aerial photographs. Map object partly based on this source.
Taylor, E., 2002, NMP Mapping in West Devon. Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Bid. (Report - Survey). SDV344503.
Market gardening is especially visible on 1946-1964 RAF vertical photographs, in the region directly to the north of Plymouth, and its extent has been plotted. Orchards tend to occur in the same areas, though some of these appear to have been swallowed by recent plantations.
In view of the fact that these two types of site were being plotted, an effort was made to also record any large allotment gardens visible in the 1946 RAF photographs. It is likely that some of these allotments pre-date not only WWII, but also the First World War: at least one is marked on the OS 1st edition map of 1880. They are an important social feature of both urban and rural communities, and it is hoped that by recording them this will be recognised.
Seven allotments were plotted, three of which were in or near Tavistock. Other allotment gardens were visible in the town of Plymouth, but these have been mapped under the broader term of ‘market gardening’.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2016, Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey (Personal Comment). SDV359374.
Only limited attribute data has been provided for this feature and only part of the photo reference is given in the transcription attributes, so the date of the photograph is not known.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV344503 | Report - Survey: Taylor, E.. 2002. NMP Mapping in West Devon. Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Bid.. Cornwall Archaeological Unit. Digital. |
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SDV346287 | Interpretation: Cornwall Archaeological Unit. 2001-2002. Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Transcriptions and Database Records. National Mapping Programme. Map (Digital). CUCAP QC47-8, SX/4079/1-2. |
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SDV359374 | Personal Comment: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2016. Backlog Recording of the Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6911 - Tamar Valley National Mapping Programme
Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2016 11:47AM |
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