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HER Number:MDV134879
Name:Parkland and gardens at Ashbury, Northlew

Summary

A large curving area of former landscaped grounds is depicted on 19th and 20th century mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 507 979
Map Sheet:SX59NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNorthlew
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GARDEN (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
  • LANDSCAPE PARK (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

Recorded as shrubbery etc (Plot 109) and Pleasure Grounds (Plots 111 and 112) on the Ashbury Tithe Apportionment.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Areas of curving and circular paths are depicted to the east of the buildings at Ashbury (Plots 109 and 111) and extending around the south side of the churchyard and mansion house (Plot 112). A large round pond is shown in the north-western quarter of Plot 109. Fencing is shown enclosing the north, west and south sides, with a gateway across the road in the north-east corner.

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

The pleasure grounds are shown planted with trees. A large round pond and a large round flower bed with individual beds divided by pathways are shown in the area referred to as the shrubbery on the Tithe Apportionment. The grounds also appear to have expanded to the north of the rectory, taking in the field recorded as the eastern cow pasture on the Tithe Apportionment (Plot 118), the whole merging into an area of woodland to the east called The Wilderness.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

The landscaped grounds are shown with The Wilderness to the east.

Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.

The area is still depicted as landscaped grounds.

Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.

Earthworks relating to the former shrubbery and pleasure grounds are visible on LiDAR data.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

The shrubbery and pleasure grounds are now fields.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142479 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV350058Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV365447Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.
SDV365834Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV3635Related to: Ashbury Mansion, Northlew (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 17 2024 5:30PM