EDO5411 - Bimport, Shaftesbury; Recording of medieval pit during road widening 1949

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Location

Grid reference	ST 8580 2272 (point)
Map sheet	ST82SE
Civil Parish	Shaftesbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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WATCHING BRIEF

Organisation

Not recorded.

Date

1949

Description

C.E. Bean observed the widening of Bimport in Shaftesbury, close to the site of St John's Church during 1949. He recorded medieval pits on the NE side of the road, although the site is now covered by the newly widened road [1].

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. ST 82 SE 1.

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Record last edited

Sep 28 2009 12:23PM

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