Monument record MDO5427 - Didlington deserted village, Chalbury

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Summary

Deserted settlement remains to the north east of Didlington Farm, identified with Dedilintone in the Domesday book. It is reported that pottery of fourteenth or fifteenth-century date has been found in the area. Earthworks associated with the settlement are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946, they were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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Earthworks associated with the settlement are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 <2>. By 1989 the site was under regular plough and irregular cropmarks are visible <3>. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. Faint traces of the features are still visible on lidar imagery <4> despite the field being under regular plough.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 3.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 18-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1845 RS 4044-5.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 05-MAY-1989. OS/89135 V 3383-4.
  • <4> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.
  • <5> Index: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1994. Medieval Village Research Group Index. PRN 487.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213044.

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Location

Grid reference SU 007 077 (point) (7 map features)
Map sheet SU00NW
Civil Parish Chalbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 002 008
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 00 NW 14
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213044
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Chalbury 8

Record last edited

Oct 21 2021 4:20PM

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