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HER Number:MDV80703
Name:Curvilinear Enclosure, Eastleigh

Summary

Curvilinear enclosure, Eastleigh. Visible on Ordnance Survey 1880s-90s First Edition 25 inch map.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 490 275
Map Sheet:SS42NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishWestleigh
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWESTLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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

Curvilinear enclosure visible.

Green, T., 2000, Early Enclosures in a Landscape of Dispersed Settlement: An Examination of Patterns Detected in the Field Boundaries of North Devon and West Somerset, 3, 40 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV347809.

A close examination of the Ordnance Survey First Edition 25 inch map and the 1840s tithe maps of part of the south-western region of England reveals, within the field-patterns, curving boundaries which appear to form enclosures. These 'curvilinear enclosures' become nuclei in the development of local field-patterns, hence they may be thought to pre-date that which surrounds them. Settlement closely associated with these enclosures may therefore also be suspected to have an early origin.

One of the defining criteria for identifying an enclosure is that there is a track running around at least part of the perimeter. The track may appear on the map as a road, lane or footpath as at Eastleigh. Map object based on this Source.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Curvilinear enclosure visible. Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV347809Post-Graduate Thesis: Green, T.. 2000. Early Enclosures in a Landscape of Dispersed Settlement: An Examination of Patterns Detected in the Field Boundaries of North Devon and West Somerset. University of Exeter. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3, 40.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6774 - Assessment and Walkover Survey on Land at Eastleigh Barton (Ref: WEB14)
  • EDV6775 - Geophysical Survey at Eastleigh Barton (Ref: J6516)

Date Last Edited:Sep 15 2023 2:57PM