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| HER Number: | MDV135025 |
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| Name: | Shrunken settlement west of Bury Farm, Petrockstow |
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Summary
Earthworks associated with a possible shrunken settlement are visible as banks, hollows and possible building platforms on lidar derived images, west of Bury Farm, Petrockstow parish.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 506 102 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS51SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Petrockstow |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETROCKSTOWE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SHRUNKEN VILLAGE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Several plots are listed as 'homestead and waste', probably related to the settlement at Bury.
University of Exeter, 2020-2021, University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data, ULDEV75 (Interpretation). SDV365999.
Deserted farmstead or settlement, linked with 'Homestead' shown on the parish tithe map.
Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.
Banks, hollows and possible building platforms are visible as earthworks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV365999 | Interpretation: University of Exeter. 2020-2021. University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project – validated data. Digital. ULDEV75. [Mapped feature: #142801 ] |
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| SDV366001 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 2021. University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9082 - Lidar Survey: University of Exeter Unlocking Landscapes Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 14 2025 12:57PM |
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