Monument record MDO1648 - Woolcombe Maltravers, Melbury Bubb
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Summary
The suggested site of a deserted medieval settlement.
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Full Description
Wolcomb-Matravers, a manor and hamlet 1 mile north (actually 1 mile south) of Melbury Bubb. There was a chapel of ease, now demolished, to Melbury Bubb here, and the Return of the Commissioners in 1650 noted that although only the church at Melbury was served, three quarters of the congregation lived at Wolcomb. <1>
An earthen dam bank at ST 603056 across a tributary of the Wriggle River. It is 300 ft long and 40 ft across at its base. A rectangular pond, 450 ft by 28 ft suggests a fish-pond. <2>
Woolcomb Maltravers listed as a deserted Medieval village. <3>
The site of the chapel could not be ascertained. There are no traces of desertion visible within the fields around Woolcombe, which are all under pasture. At ST 60240561 is a pasture-covered earthen pondbay of probable Medieval date. It is 66.0m long 10.0m wide at its lowest point and has a maximum height of 1.1m. Midway it is breached by a tributary of the Wriggle stream. Surveyed at 1:2500. <4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO17392 Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1870. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 4. Vol 4.
- <2> SWX1568 Monograph: Beresford, M, and Hurst, J G. 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages. 186.
- <3> SDO17382 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. RCHM Ms File (unpublished revision of Dorset 1). 22-9.76.
- <3.1> SDO17393 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 22-JAN-1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431 4367-8.
- <4> SDO16386 Index: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1994. Medieval Village Research Group Index. PRN 475.
- <4> SWX3817 Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 27-OCT-77.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 198824.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 6024 0561 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60NW |
| Civil Parish | Melbury Bubb; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 072 009 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 NW 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 198824
Record last edited
Nov 25 2021 2:28PM