Monument record MWX650 - Medieval settlement of Little Kimmeridge
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Summary
Little Kimmeridge (site of).
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Houses at Little Kimmeridge are shown on Taylor's Map of Dorset 1795 and OS 1 1811. <1-2>
Former medieval settlement of Little Kimmeridge, named as Parva Kymerych in 1316 Feet of Fines and Little Kemerych in 1374 Calendar of Close Rolls. Strip lynchets of the settlement lie to the north. Hutchins describes it as a little farm where there are some remains of an old house now fast falling to ruin. <3-9>
Target earthworks of a wartime military firing range on the site at SY 923783 were levelled in about 1960. <6>
There are no remains of this settlement, presumably the last remnants of which were destroyed in 1960, it is now under a cereal crop. <10>
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDO10340 Map: Taylor, Isaac. 1765. Dorset Shire.
- <2> SWX1626 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1811. Ordnance Survey Map 1 1811.
- <3> SWX4496 Monograph: Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds). 1861. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 1. Vol 1. p563-564.
- <4> SDO148 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 133, 135.
- <5> SWX2852 Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1. 1. 85-6.
- <6> SDO14335 Monograph: Dorset County Council. 1978. Countryside Treasures in Dorset: Purbeck District. Part 1. 28.
- <7> SWX1569 Monograph: Good, R. 1979. Lost Villages of Dorset. 56.
- <8> SWX2848 Monograph: Dorset County Council. 1980. Countryside Treasures in Dorset: Purbeck District. Part 2. 28.
- <9> SWX2843 Article in serial: Maw R. 1981. Swalland farm (Kimmeridge) and The Lost Location of Chaldecots. Vol 103. p136-7 map.
- <10> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. 29-APR-86.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456608.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 92300 78100 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NW |
| Civil Parish | Kimmeridge; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 012 044
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 97 NW 41
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456608
Record last edited
Dec 7 2023 3:43PM
