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HER Number:MDV72779
Name:Bideford, Moreton Park, Pond

Summary

Feature shown on the Ordnance Survey map of 1880s-1890s. The feature is possibly a pond.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 439 262
Map Sheet:SS42NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBideford
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBIDEFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • POND (XIX to Mid 20th Century - 1889 AD? (Between) to 1935 AD? (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Exeter Archaeology, 2006, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed College Sites in Bideford, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV336652.

The Ordnance Survey maps between 1889 and 1935 depict a feature, possibly a pond, immediately east of a triangular wooded plot. No evidence of the feature was seen during a site visit but the area was obscured by dense vegetation.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #100199 ]
SDV336652Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2006. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed College Sites in Bideford. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.30. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.

Associated Monuments

MDV54841Related to: Moreton House Gardens, Bideford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4215 - Assessment of Proposed College Sites

Date Last Edited:Mar 30 2022 3:19PM