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| HER Number: | MDV132828 |
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| Name: | Blacklands field name, Willand |
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Summary
Field named as Blacklands on the 19th century Willand Tithe Apportionment. The name could indicate the site of a former settlement.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 030 109 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Willand |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WILLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1750 AD? (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Field No. 408 is named as Blacklands on the Willand Tithe Apportionment.
Field, J, 1972, A Dictionary of English Field Names, 22 (Monograph). SDV350584.
The name, Blacklands, could refer to the dark colour of the soil and possibly indicate the site of a former settlement.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350584 | Monograph: Field, J. 1972. A Dictionary of English Field Names. A5 Hardback. 22. |
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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: #137141 Also based partly on SDV364674, ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 28 2022 2:22PM |
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