Monument record MDO20551 - Chalk pits, Bockhampton Cross, Stinsford

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Post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs.

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Three post medieval chalk pits are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (RAF 1947), the northern-most is marked as 'Old Chalk Pit' on the OS 1st edition map.


Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1, Dorset XL.16 Surveyed: 1886, Published: 1889 (Map). SDO10239.

'Old Chalk Pit'

Royal Air Force, 17-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2018 3013-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO10735.

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  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XL.16 Surveyed: 1886, Published: 1889.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 17-APR-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2018 3013-5.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 72354 91350 (88m by 134m) (4 map features)
Map sheet SY79SW
Civil Parish Stinsford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jun 4 2026 4:15PM

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