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| HER Number: | MDV43059 |
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| Name: | Newport Burgage Plots, Barnstaple |
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Summary
The burgage plots of Newport were probably laid out in the 13th century along the existing main routes into Barnstaple.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 565 323 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOP'S TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/502
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BURGAGE PLOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Map object based on this source.
Weddell, P. J., 1990, Archaeological Recording in the Medieval Borough of Newport, Barnstaple in 1983., 111-2 (Article in Serial). SDV77188.
The burgage plots of Newport were laid out, probably in the 13th century, along eht existing main routes into Barnstaple (now Newport Road and South Street). The layout can best be seen on the 1843 Tithe Map. Average dimensions are 200 metres by 20 metres although those at the north end were 150 metres long and curved to respect Coney Gut.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
The modern, slighting curving road layout on the north side of Newport Road respects the earlier burgage plots. Map object based on this source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV77188 | Article in Serial: Weddell, P. J.. 1990. Archaeological Recording in the Medieval Borough of Newport, Barnstaple in 1983.. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 48. Paperback Volume. 111-2. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 23 2023 2:19PM |
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