Monument record MDO39360 - Clothmaking at Yarn Barton and The Racky/Rackey Close, Stour Provost
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Summary
The field name The Racky on a 1747 estate map, later called Rackey Close on the Tithe Map (1842) suggests there may have been cloth drying racks in this field. The adjacent field is called Yarn Barton on the Tithe Map, and this too suggests clothmaking.
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Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO12576 Unpublished document: Hawkes J. 1996. Proposed Development at Antells Farm, Stour Provost, Dorset. Archaeological Assessment..
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Location
Grid reference | ST 7942 2145 (point) |
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Map sheet | ST72SE |
Civil Parish | Stour Provost; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 051 051
Record last edited
Jan 4 2021 10:01AM