Monument record MDO2684 - Deer Park, Thorncombe

Possible late medieval deer park mentioned in a document of 1605.

(Centred ST 341035) A deer park at Westford belonging to Forde Abbey (ST 30 NE 15) is implied by a group of 'park' place-names, including four fields north-east of Westford Park with 'Old Park' names and an isolated barn called 'Little Park' (at ST 34370350). The north boundary of the park may be represented by a bank 11 feet wide and 3 feet high with a ditch on its south side, which is bordered by a right-of-way leading from the north-west to the road at Herridge Farm. A bridle road running southward from Herridge Farm towards Holditch is taken as the eastern side of the park, although only one short length of bank and ditch survives, just south of the farm called James Lears. Immediately beyond this bank a stream running westward to the Axe seems a probable line for the southern side of the park. A cart-track and lane running north-south via Westford Park Farm are suggested for the western side of the park, although no earthworks survive to confirm this. (1)

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