| HER Number (PRN): | 28852 |
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| Name: | Site of Whittington Rectory |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- VICARAGE (Early 18th century to 20th century (post-war) - 1700 AD? to 1999 AD)
Summary
Site of former rectory buildings.
| Parish: | Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ33SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 32750 31053 |
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Related records
| 28853 | Related to: Site of gardens for Whittington Rectory (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA7502 - 2014 heritage assessment of land southeast of Whittington Primary School, Station Road, Whittington by Castlering Archaeology
Description
The rectory (demolished) was a large building with ample grounds and was located approximately 500m south-east of the castle. Between 1749 and 1784 the Rev. William Roverts was incumbent. Being a man of some means and property he might have been responsible for the layout of the garden (PRN 28853)…<1>
Position of vicarage buildings marked on 2nd edition 1:2,500 OS map.<2>
Clearly shown on a 1778 survey plan (reproduced in report). <3>
Sources
| [01] | SSA22236 - Management report: Purcell Miller Tritton. 2004. Conservation Plan for Whittington Castle: Issue One. |
| [02] | SSA20952 - Map: Ordnance Survey. c1899-1903. OS County Series 1:2500 maps (2nd edition) - digital dataset. OS County Series. |
| [03] | SSA28050 - Deskbased survey report: Frost Pat. 2014. Land southeast of Whittington Primary School, Station Road, Whittington, Shropshire: heritage assessment. Castlering Archaeol Rep. 472. p.12. |
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 2 2020 10:21AM |
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