Monument record MWX864 - Medieval saltworks, Salterne, Studland

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Summary

Medieval saltworks at Studland. Supported by the place name Salterne (which indicates a building or place where salt was made or sold). The Domesday Book records the presence of saltpans on Studland.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

SZ 029836. The place name 'Salterne' derives from 'building(s) where salt was made or sold'; there were 32 saltpans (saline) at Studland in 1086 Domesday. <1-2> This area is still marked as a salterne on the first edition OS map.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Pugh, R B (ed). 1968. The Victoria history of the county of Dorset 3 1968 - Domesday Survey. 22,88.
  • <2> Monograph: Mills, A D. 1977. The place-names of Dorset, Part 1: the Isle of Purbeck, the hundreds of Rowbarrow, Hasler, Winfrith, Culliford Tree, Bere Regis, Barrow, Puddletown St George. 52. 384pp. 45, Pt 977.
  • <3> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BUT01.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457683.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 02900 83600 (point)
Map sheet SZ08SW
Civil Parish Studland; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 019 271
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 08 SW 52
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457683

Record last edited

Mar 27 2023 11:41AM

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