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Summary

Possible site of an older, lost settlement; the Tithe Map records Olden Town (apportionment numbers 1032, 1033, 1034) in a field adjacent to Meldon village.
Summary from record MDV58584:
Vis=-/11/1997 (dyer) 'olden town' field name shown on okehampton tm and ta (1841, 1839) ta no 1034. May indicate earlier building or settlement (worksheet).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/12
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/195

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SETTLEMENT (XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD? to 1840 AD)

Full description

TITHE NO. 1032A, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219331.

Olden town (tithe no.1032a) (tithe no.1033) (tithe no.1034) field adjacent to meldon village.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219332.

For nearby earthworks see sx59se/97.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219333.

Des=ta 1032a olden town.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219334.

Des=ta 1033 olden town.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV219335.

Des=ta 1034 olden town.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV265135.

Dyer, m. J. + manning, p. T. /objective 5b;okehampton to polson bridge recreation and land management initiative:cultural heritage appraisal/(1998)15/(ea report 98.01). Des=dyer, m. /(-/11/(1997)/exeter archaeology: two castles trail survey/worksheet in smr. Vis=-/11/1997 (dyer) 'olden town' field name shown on okehampton tm and ta (1841, 1839) ta no 1034. May indicate earlier building or settlement (worksheet).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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