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| HER Number: | MDV119762 |
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| Name: | Medieval strip fields north-east of Lydford |
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Summary
Area of former strip fields fossilised into the later fields mostly still in use to the east and north of the Primary School, north-east of Lydford.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 516 853 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of an early medieval strip field system on the north-eastern side of Lydford, mostly fossilised in the surviving fields in use today
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STRIP FIELD (Early Medieval - 1066 AD to 1399 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Area of strip fields to the north and south of the road leading into Lydford from the north-east. Fields are aligned on a roughly south-east by north-west orientation.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Largely unchanged from the Tithe Map depiction. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
A few of the field boundaries have been lost in modern times, but the system is mostly fossilised in the existing fields. Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV106278 | Related to: Lydford Primary School (Building) |
| MDV21796 | Related to: Medieval Borough of Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV30124 | Related to: QUARRY in the Parish of Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV39645 | Related to: Quarry north-east of Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV39657 | Related to: SHAFT in the Parish of Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV106941 | Related to: The Coppins, School Road, Lydford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2017 12:45PM |
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