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Summary

Weycroft park, see also sy39nw/2. A licence to enclose a park of 800 acres was granted in 1426. It was destroyed sometime after or around 1611 (lysons). Polwhele + delderfield have similar information.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Earthworks and structures associated with the Weycroft Defence Area on the World War Two 'Taunton Stop Line'

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39NW/24
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DEER PARK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106137.

Lysons, d. + s. /magna britannia/(1822)23.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106138.

Polwhele, r. /history of devonshire/(1793-1806).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106139.

Delderfield, e. /wmn/(27/8/1976)/dcra scrapbook,2,p27.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV106140.

Osa=sy39nw7.

Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica (Monograph). SDV323771.

Weycroft park, see also sy39nw/2. A licence to enclose a park of 800 acres was granted in 1426. It was destroyed sometime after or around 1611 (lysons). Polwhele + delderfield have similar information.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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