ST 340020) Licence to make and enclose a deer park on his manor of 'Holdich' was granted to Sir Thomas Brook in 1397.
The location of the park can only be conjectured, but the most likely position seems to be between Holditch Court Lane and the Blackwater River, where there is a suitable area conspicuously free of roads and other rights of way.
There are no significant field-names and no convincing line for the park boundary could be identified, although many hedge lines are heavily embanked. (1)
Sources/Archives (2)
<1> SDO78
Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1980. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1978. 100. 32-33.
<2> SDO14739
Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 191533.
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Location
Grid reference
Centred ST 33 01 (1195m by 1041m)
Map sheet
ST30SW
Civil Parish
Thorncombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority
Dorset
Protected Status/Designation
None recorded
Other Statuses/References
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 112 045
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 30 SW 19
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 191533
Record last edited
Apr 4 2022 11:32AM
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