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| HER Number: | MDV63144 |
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| Name: | Moor Ashes Fieldname, Totnes |
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Summary
The 'Moor Ashes' field name might merely suggest that ash trees once grew in the immediate area, but there is a possibility that is refers to earlier industrial activity on the site. The name may also be a corruption of ‘Morass’ meaning ‘tide marsh’, although topographically the site lies above marsh area.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 801 601 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/325
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SETTLEMENT (Unknown date)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Map object also based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Map object also based on this source.
Gent, T. H., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of land at St Katherine’s Way, Totnes, Devon, 3-4 (Report - Assessment). SDV336261.
An archaeological assessment to determine the archaeological implications of development at St Katherine's Way in Totnes found that no buildings were shown on the site on early maps. On the 1842 Tithe map, the site was part of a field called 'Moor Ashes'.
This field name might merely suggest that ash trees once grew in the immediate area, but there is a possibility that is refers to earlier industrial activity on the site. The name may also be a corruption of ‘Morass’ meaning ‘tide marsh’, although topographically the site lies above marsh area.
Gent, T., 2001, Notes (Unknown). SDV350895.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336261 | Report - Assessment: Gent, T. H.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of land at St Katherine’s Way, Totnes, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.10. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3-4. |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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. [Mapped feature: #97234 ] |
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| SDV350895 | Unknown: Gent, T.. 2001. Notes. Unknown. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4399 - Assessment of Immersion Bath in Leechwell Gardens
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 10 2015 10:21AM |
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