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HER Number:MDV127832
Name:Field boundaries east of Stoke Canon

Summary

A whole series of field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map are also visible as cropmarks on the 2018 Google Earth aerial photography. Some of these boundaries are also shown on the early-mid 20th century historic maps, but most have been removed by the later 20th century.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 944 982
Map Sheet:SX99NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStoke Canon
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishHUXHAM
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOKE CANON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Cropmarks of a former field system on floodplain at Stoke Canon

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (XVI to XVIII - 1541 AD? to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Series of irregular field boundaries depicted on the Tithe Map, to the west of the meandering course of a river channel, later straightened.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Some of the field boundaries have been removed by the time of the early 20th century historic map depiction, but some remain.

Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.

The remaining field boundaries have been removed by the time of this map depiction, perhaps at the same time that the river channel was straightened).

Devon County Council, 2019, Google Earth Aerial Photograph Pilot Project, GE42 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363341.

(SX 94451 98270) Linears east of Stoke Canon. Linears. Boundaries depicted on the Tithe map are evident on the 2018 Google Earth aerial photographs.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV350058Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. [Mapped feature: #124733 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 30 2020 10:09AM