Monument record MDO40628 - Probable post medieval drainage ditches, Walford Bridge, Wimborne Minster

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Summary

Ditched linear features to the northwest of Walford Bridge are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The features adjoin a leat or drainage channel present on the OS 1st Edition map and are presumed to be post medieval drainage ditches. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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Ditched linear features to the northwest of Walford Bridge are visible on 1940s aerial photographs (1). The features adjoin a leat or drainage channel present on the OS 1st Edition map and are presumed to be post medieval drainage ditches (2). The features are still faintly visible on current Google Earth imagery. They were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 03-MAR-45. RAF/106G/LA/163 RS 4091-2.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0070 0083 (point) (10 map features)
Map sheet SU00SW
Civil Parish Wimborne Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 12 2018 4:07PM

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