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| HER Number: | MDV64332 |
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| Name: | Town Park, Dartmouth |
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Summary
Town Park, referred to in 15th and 16th century documents, may have been a deerpark. Exact location not known.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 873 514 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOWNSTAL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/53/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PARK (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
Plot 66 on the Townstall tithe map is described as 'Town Park', and was owned by the Corporation of Dartmouth.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Plot 66.
Gallant, L., 1986, Deer Parks and Paddocks of England (Un-published). SDV656.
Possible site of Dartmouth 'Town Park' which may have been a deerpark. According to the churchwardens' accounts between 1489-1539 a relatively high rent was paid for 'Town Park' to the Earl of Devonshire in 1495 and 1499, to the Marquis of Exeter in 1535 and to King Henry VIII in 1538 and 1539.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97555 ] |
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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV656 | Un-published: Gallant, L.. 1986. Deer Parks and Paddocks of England. Deer Parks and Paddocks of England. Manuscript. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15811 | Related to: Townstal Manor, Dartmouth (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 29 2014 2:12PM |
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