Monument record MDO30090 - Post medieval chalk pit, Newport, Bloxworth

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Summary

A post medieval chalk pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, located in a field to the east of Newport, Bloxworth. A chalk pit is shown at this location on the 1st Edition OS Map

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A post medieval chalk pit is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (1), located in a field to the east of Newport, Bloxworth. A chalk pit is shown at this location on the 1st Edition OS Map (2). This feature was digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. It is still visible on the most recent aerial imagery available to the project.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. XX-XXX-2005. Dorset CC Vertical Digital Photo Tile.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 8856 9482 (43m by 57m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY89SE
Civil Parish Bloxworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Dec 13 2013 11:42AM

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