Monument record MDO2152 - Medieval strip field system, Upton, Poxwell
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Summary
Parallel strip field boundaries of medieval origin are located on the south facing slopes to the north of Upton. The field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.
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Full Description
Parallel strip field boundaries of medieval origin are located on the south facing slopes to the north of Upton. The field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs <1> and were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.
Contour-type strip lynchets are visible in the south of Poxwell parish (SY 738833). Up-and-down type strip lynchets and traces are also shown (but not described in text) in area centred SY 745833, on Medieval field plan (with SY 78 SW 38). <3>
The lynchets in the fields centred SY 73908325 and SY 74208335 have been reduced by ploughing in inconspicuous rounded scarps.
Lynchets are prominent north of the main road on a south-facing slope (SY 73568337 to SY 74108350) but have been mutilated by quarrying in places. 'Up and down' lynchets remain in the fields immediately north of Poxwell Big Wood (SY 74508335 to SY 75008335), some of them as narrow tree plantations. <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO11784 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1821 4443-4.
- <2> SDO67 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1968. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1967. 89. 135-139.
- <3> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 263.
- <4> SDO11900 Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 16-SEP-80.
- <5> SDO17434 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Externally held archive: RCH01/093 RCHME Inventory: Dorset II (South-East).
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454456.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- Parent of: Medieval strip lynchets at High Sun Corner, Poxwell (Monument) (MDO2160)
- Parent of: Medieval strip lynchets, Poxwell (Monument) (MDO2158)
- Parent of: Medieval strip lynchets, Poxwell (Monument) (MDO2159)
- Parent of: Poxwell, medieval strip lynchets (Monument) (MDO2153)
- Parent of: Poxwell, medieval strip lynchets (Monument) (MDO2154)
- Parent of: Poxwell, medieval strip lynchets (Monument) (MDO2155)
- Parent of: Poxwell, medieval strip lynchets (Monument) (MDO2157)
- Parent of: Strip lynchets, Poxwell (Monument) (MDO2156)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 743 832 (1280m by 377m) (28 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78SW |
| Civil Parish | Poxwell; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 092 010 A
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SW 53
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454456
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poxwell 10
Record last edited
Dec 9 2021 4:11PM