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| HER Number: | MDV124259 |
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| Name: | Field Name, Ham, to west of Higher Burne Farm, Denbury |
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Summary
Field named as Ham on the 19th century Denbury Tithe Apportionment. The name indicates an enclosure by a river.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 793 707 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Denbury and Torbryan |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLNE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Late Medieval - 700 BC to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Field named as Ham (plot 368) on the Denbury Tithe Apportionment.
Field, J, 1972, A Dictionary of English Field Names, 96 (Monograph). SDV350584.
The name is interpreted as 'enclosure, land beside a river' from the Old English, Hamm.
Bath, E. J., 1981, Enclosure Field Name (Worksheet). SDV361938.
Field named as Ham on the Tithe Apportionment (plot 368). The name indicates an enclosure. Nothing of archaeological significance seen on ground.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350584 | Monograph: Field, J. 1972. A Dictionary of English Field Names. A5 Hardback. 96. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. [Mapped feature: #114414 ] |
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| SDV361938 | Worksheet: Bath, E. J.. 1981. Enclosure Field Name. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 22 2019 9:44AM |
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