Monument record MDO41448 - Deserted medieval settlement, Lower Barford, Pamphill
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Summary
Earthworks associated with a deserted medieval settlement and its associated field system are visible at Lower Barford on aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery. The features include probable settlement earthworks, banked and ditched historic field boundaries and areas of probable medieval ridge and furrow. Ruined structures towards the western edge of the site correspond with buildings recorded on the OS 1st Edition map; probably associated with the site of 17th/18th Century Old Barford. The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
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Full Description
Bere Peverel DMV. The name is now attached to Barford Farm, around mile SW of Kingston Lacy. It was shown on Isaac Taylor's map of Dorset, and described by Hutchins as consisting of 2 farms. It was anciently a manor. <1>
Earthworks associated with a deserted medieval settlement and its associated field system are visible at Lower Barford on aerial photographs and current Lidar imagery <3-5>.
The features include probable settlement earthworks, banked and ditched historic field boundaries and areas of probable medieval ridge and furrow. Adjacent curvilinear field boundaries and enclosures recorded on the OS 1st Edition map indicate an area of probable former medieval open field at Barford, within which most of the visible earthworks are situated <6>. It seems likely the site is associated with the deserted medieval settlement of Bere Peverill (NHRE Hob UID 887309).
Ruined structures towards the western edge of the site correspond with buildings recorded on the OS 1st Edition map; probably associated with the site of 17th/18th Century Old Barford (NHRE Hob UID 457202). The buildings are still extant in a 1946 aerial photograph <4> but ruinous by 1971 <7>. The buildings and associated enclosures are situated at the far western end of the area of probable former medieval open field and their character indicates likely later medieval or early post medieval additions.
The features were digitally plotted by the Dorset Stour NMP project.
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX1569 Monograph: Good, R. 1979. Lost Villages of Dorset. 40-1.
- <1.1> SDO10340 Map: Taylor, Isaac. 1765. Dorset Shire.
- <1.2> SWX3207 Monograph: Shipp, W (ed). 1868. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 3. Vol 3, 3rd Ed. 236.
- <2> SWX2638 Unpublished document: Fitzgerald, R J. RCHME Fieldworker's Comments RJF. RJF 05-JUL-1991.
- <3> SDO16132 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4147-8.
- <4> SDO16141 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 12-DEC-46. RAF/CPE/UK/1893 RS 4149-50.
- <5> SDO16012 Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xxx-xxx-2015. Geomatics Lidar DSM 50cm.
- <6> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <7> SDO16142 Aerial Photograph: John Boyden. 07-FEB-71. JRB 371/4592 (JRB SY9699/0003).
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 887309.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9650 9966 (point) (119 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY99NE |
| Civil Parish | Pamphill; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NE 45
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 887309
Record last edited
Sep 20 2023 12:00PM