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| HER Number: | MDV19929 |
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| Name: | Rack Park Field Name, Halberton |
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Summary
'Rack Park' and 'Hither Rack Park' shown on Tithe Apportionment of 1838. The name is indicative of a tenter ground where washed new cloth was stretched out to dry. It may be associated with nearby Town Mills.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 008 124 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Halberton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HALBERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01SW/48
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TENTER GROUND (Unknown date)
Full description
Griffith, F. M., Rack Park (Personal Comment). SDV357665.
'Rack Park' and 'Hither Rack Park' shown on Tithe Apportionment of 1838. It may be associated with nearby Town Mills.
Watts, S., 09/04/2015, Rack Field Name (Personal Comment). SDV358079.
The name is indicative of a tenter ground in the vicinity where washed new cloth was stretched out to dry. It also implies there was a fulling mill nearby.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
Tithe Apportionment for the Parish of Halberton of 1840.
1480- Landowner- Abraham Manley, Occupied- Himself, Hither Rack Park, Pasture; 1485- Landowner- Abraham Manley, Occupied- Himself, Higher Rack Park, Pasture.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82636 ] |
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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV357665 | Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M.. Rack Park. Digital. |
| SDV358079 | Personal Comment: Watts, S.. 09/04/2015. Rack Field Name. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV19927 | Related to: Town Mills, Halberton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 9 2015 8:49AM |
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