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| HER Number: | MDV23959 |
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| Name: | Rack Field Names, Collacott, Fremington |
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Summary
The field names Rack Close and North Rack Close recorded on the 1838 Tithe Map and Apportionment. The names are indicative of a tenter ground where woollen cloth was stretched and dried after fulling. They also suggest, therefore, that there was once a fulling mill in the vicinity.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 511 304 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Fremington |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FREMINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/41
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TENTER GROUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Griffiths, D. M., 12/10/1984, Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Alternative Routes of the Barnstaple Bypass, Site 12 (Un-published). SDV356775.
Site on one of the proposed alternative routes for the Barnstaple bypass.
Unknown, 1838, Fremington Parish (Cartographic). SDV71013.
Field numbers 1304 and 1305 are recorded as North Rack Close and Rack Close respectively. The names are indicative of a tenter ground where woollen cloth was stretched and dried after fulling. They also suggest, therefore, that there was once a fulling mill in the vicinity.
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #84397 ] |
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| SDV356775 | Un-published: Griffiths, D. M.. 12/10/1984. Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Alternative Routes of the Barnstaple Bypass. A4 Stapled + Digital. Site 12. |
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| SDV71013 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1838. Fremington Parish. Tithe Map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2014 3:07PM |
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