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HER Number:MDV31602
Name:Winsham Field System

Summary

Area of long narrow 'strip' fields to east of North Winsham, shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps. Reduced to several large fields by early 21st century.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 505 392
Map Sheet:SS53NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBraunton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRAUNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NW/14

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1905, 8NE (Cartographic). SDV59307.

Strip fields shown to east of North Winsham.

Ordnance Survey, 1964, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV339898.

Vanstone, A. C., 1987, Strip Fields (Personal Comment). SDV342437.

Many field boundaries have gone in this area so that the strip pattern has almost disappeared on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1964) map.

Ordnance Survey, 2009, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV341569.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV339898Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper).
SDV341569Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2009. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital.
SDV342437Personal Comment: Vanstone, A. C.. 1987. Strip Fields.
SDV59307Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 8NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper).

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 16 2023 2:14PM