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| HER Number: | MDV35568 |
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| Name: | Wells at Orchard, Abbotsham |
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Summary
There are four wells at Orchard. One now under the garage, one in the patio, one to the north and another to the south, in the side of rock outcrop. They are variously shown on historic and modern mapping.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 424 280 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/147/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WELL (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD? (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Three wells are marked. One against the house, one to the north and the third to the north-west. The well to the south is not shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Two wells are marked, as per modern mapping, one against the house and one to the south.
Meade, H. M., 1988, Orchard (Worksheet). SDV19127.
There are four wells at Orchard. One about 25 yards to the north of the house, one to the south of the house in the patio, one under the garage floor and further to the south is a covered well in the side of a rock outcrop, east of the stream.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Two wells are shown, one against the house, the other to the south.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV19127 | Worksheet: Meade, H. M.. 1988. Orchard. Parish Checklist. Hard copy. |
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139059 Locations also taken from SDV336179, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV35567 | Related to: Orchard, Abbotsham (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 22 2022 3:54PM |
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