Monument record MDO5219 - Medieval cultivation remains, Winterborne Clenston

Strip lynchets thought to be remnants of the open field system of Winterborne Philipston.

'(8) CULTIVATION REMAINS. All the open fields in the parish were enclosed by 1777 (Map in D.C.R.O.). Clenston appears to have had a three-field system in 1315 (P.R.O., Assize Roll No. 1368, m. 8) but the date of enclosure is unknown. Remains of these fields lie on both sides of the Winterborne valley (834033 and 840032) and consist of contour strip lynchets with low risers and flat strips, bounded by banks; they are almost all damaged by ploughing. Nothing is known of the open fields of Nicholson. Remains lie on both sides of the Winterborne valley but all have been damaged by ploughing. W. of the stream (838026) are contour strip lynchets with low risers. On the E. of the stream (840022 and 840028), fragments of massive contour strip lynchets remain. Of the open fields of Philipston nothing is known. Strip fields that were probably associated with the settlement remains in two places, on either side of the Winterborne valley, around Clenston Farm: in a dry valley N.E. of the farmhouse (838038-844040) are fragmentary strip lynchets; S.W. of the farmhouse (835034) are two end-on furlongs of contour strip lynchets.'

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Nov 1 2012 5:20PM