A banked field boundary at Sopley is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. It is likely to be post medieval in origin, although a later date is also possible. The feature was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.
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A banked field boundary at Sopley is visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1).
The field boundary is clearly part of a historic field pattern shown on the OS 1st Edition map, although this boundary is not shown (2). It is likely to be post medieval in origin, although a later date is possible.
The boundary is still visible on current Google Earth imagery. It was digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP.
Sources/Archives (2)
<1> SDO15574
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 26-MAR-48. RAF/CPE/UK/2548 V 5161-2.
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: MDO39542
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Nov 6 2017 2:40PM
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