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| HER Number: | MDV15720 |
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| Name: | Strip fields at Natsworthy, Widecombe |
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Summary
Area of medieval strip fields around Natsworthy which are fossilised to some extent in the fields still in use today. Gawne illustrates the fossilised strip fields in the demesne of Natsworthy as part of her wider discussion of field systems.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 727 797 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of medieval strip fields around Natsworthy, some of which are fossilised in the extant field boundaries
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/119
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRIP FIELD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
A number of lost field boundaries from this system of strip fields are depicted on the Tithe Map. Map object partly based on this source.
Gawne, E., 1970, Field Patterns in Widecombe Parish and the Forest of Dartmoor, 63, Fig 3 (Article in Serial). SDV238056.
Natsworthy. Gawne illustrates the fossilised strip fields in the demesne of Natsworthy as part of her wider discussion of field systems.
Newman, P., 2011, The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor, 113-118, Fig 7.1 (Monograph). SDV351349.
Natsworthy was another of the Domesday manors on Dartmoor and the south-facing boss of land would have been ideal for cultivation. It was divided up into a series of long but narrow strips, some running parallel with the contour while others run up and down the slope. A number of the field divisions have been removed in modern times but many other survive fossilised in the current field system.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Although the main field boundaries have survived into modern times, a number of subdivisions have been removed in modern times.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV238056 | Article in Serial: Gawne, E.. 1970. Field Patterns in Widecombe Parish and the Forest of Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 102. A5 Hardback. 63, Fig 3. |
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| SDV351349 | Monograph: Newman, P.. 2011. The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor. The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor. Paperback Volume. 113-118, Fig 7.1. |
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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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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #81652 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV112272 | Related to: Lower Natsworthy Farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV76998 | Related to: Middle Natsworthy Farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV15626 | Related to: Natsworthy Manor house, Widecombe in the Moor (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2019 2:58PM |
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