Monument record MDO1638 - Marshwood Park
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Summary
A medieval deer park is recorded in a number of historic documents from AD 1315.
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Full Description
(Centred SY 410973) A medieval deer park at Marshwood, shown as 'Marshwood Parke' on maps by Saxton and
Speed, may have been in existence by AD 1315 when a park at Marshwood is recorded (see alternatively Crekelade Park, SY 39 NE 19). In 1329 ther was a reference to more than one park in Marshwood Vale, and Marshwood Park is mentioned by name in a document of 1460. Further references occur in 1485, 1488, 1547 and 1550, and Leland writes of 'a Park of the Kinges caullid Marsche Woodde'.
By 1583 the park, said to be about 3 miles in circumference, had been disparked and converted to pasture and tillage.
The absence of characteristic earthworks makes the bounds of the park difficult to trace. (For conjectural line of boundary, see plan). <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO73 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1974. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1973. 95. 76-79.
- <2> SDO17367 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/088 RCHME Inventory: Dorset I (West) and Revision.
- <3> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450038.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 410 975 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY49NW |
| Civil Parish | Marshwood; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 071 018 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 NW 12
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450038
Record last edited
Dec 16 2022 12:33PM