Monument record MDO45193 - Medieval village, Mappercombe
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Summary
The medieval village of Mappercombe, once a manor with a chapel. By the eighteenth century, the fifteenth-century manor house had become a farm.
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Full Description
(SY511951 Mappercombe shrunken village sited to Mappercombe Manor from OS 1:10000 1976) Mappercombe was once a Manor with a chapel and hamlet in the tithering of Nettlecombe, but by the C18th, the C15th manor house had become a farm. The settlement was probably once much larger as it stood on the crossroads from Laders to Nettlecombe and Shipton Gorge to Powerstock. <1-2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SWX1569 Monograph: Good, R. 1979. Lost Villages of Dorset.
- <2> SDO19142 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. Unpublished revision RCHME Dorset I (West) Undated (Powerstock file).
- <3>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 884161. [Mapped feature: #634652 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 5110 9510 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59NW |
| Civil Parish | Powerstock; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 NW 40
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 884161
Record last edited
Jan 3 2023 4:25PM