Monument record MDO3433 - Medieval settlement of West Woodsford, Woodsford

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Deserted settlement earthworks of Woodsford or Woodsford Strangeways.

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SY 760 905 Deserted Medieval Village of Woodsford. (3) Nearly all of this Medieval settlement has been destroyed by ploughing. The only features remaining are bank and ditch from SY 75869035 to SY 75929029, (considerably reduced by ploughing), and the eastern part of a hollow-way from SY 75939051 to SY 76009056. Not surveyed. (4)

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1902.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 400-402.
  • <3> Monograph: Beresford, M, and Hurst, J G. 1971. Deserted Medieval Villages. 186.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Barton, J G. Various. Field Investigators Comments JGB. F1 JGB 16-JAN-81.
  • <5> Index: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1994. Medieval Village Research Group Index. PRN 472.
  • <6> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. RCH01/093.
  • <7> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. 883810.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454852.

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Location

Grid reference SY 760 905 (point)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Woodsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 134 004
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 12
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454852
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Woodsford 4

Record last edited

May 10 2022 12:46PM

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