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| HER Number: | MDV109659 |
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| Name: | Field Name of 'Merrypitts' on Wembury Point |
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Summary
On the Wembury parish tithe map and apportionment of approximately 1838-48, arable Plot 73 is recorded as 'Merrypitts'. The name may indicate that quarrying was once undertaken hereabouts.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 504 484 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| Civil Parish | Wembury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBURY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Military earthworks, buildings and structural remains at HMS Cambridge, Wembury Point
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Unknown date)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Maps and Apportionments (Website). SDV349463.
On the Wembury parish tithe map and apportionment of approximately 1838-48, arable Plot 73 is recorded as 'Merrypitts'.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
On the Wembury parish tithe map and apportionment of approximately 1838-48, arable Plot 73 is recorded as 'Merrypitts'.
Berry, N., 2006, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon (Report - Survey). SDV345992.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
On the Wembury parish tithe map and apportionment of approximately 1838-48, arable Plot 73 is recorded as 'Merrypitts'. The name may indicate that quarrying was once undertaken hereabouts.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345992 | Report - Survey: Berry, N.. 2006. Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey of Wembury Point and The Mewstone, Wembury, Devon. National Trust Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV349463 | Website: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Maps and Apportionments. http://devon.gov.uk. Website. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #69130 ] |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4959 - Survey of Wembury Point and the Mewstone, Wembury, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2018 9:48AM |
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