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| HER Number: | MDV129681 |
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| Name: | Longford Quarry, Moorshop |
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Summary
A slate quarry at Longford, Moorshop is marked on the Whitchurch Tithe Map (1840s date) and is recorded in the accompanying Apportionment. Shown on later historic maps.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 252 074 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SLATE QUARRY (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1849 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Longford Quarry (plot 452); Slate Quarry is marked on the Whitchurch Tithe Map. Plot 453 is House and Garden. Both owned by Reverend Walter Radcliffe, occupied by John Roberts.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Quarry area and cottage marked on the late 19th century historic map at Higher Longford.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Old Quarry' marked on the early 20th century historic map.
Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.
'Longford Quarry (slate)' is marked on the modern mapping. Longford Cottage appears to have been retained.
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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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV364015 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #128251 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV76878 | Related to: Higher Longford farmstead, Whitchurch (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 12 2024 4:09PM |
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