Monument record MDO27655 - Deer Park, Abbotsbury
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Summary
A seventeenth century deer park, the boundaries survive fossillised in the modern field pattern
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Full Description
A deer park, first recorded on a seventeenth century map when it was called 'Strangways Park'. In the late eighteenth century it was broken up and incorporated into the present field system. A map of 1785 shows the park with later annotation, circa 1800, indicating how it was to be sub-divided into fields. The park boundaries can be traced as ruined stone walls inside and covered by hedgerows, in a landscape of fields bounded by hedgerows.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 59038 83163 (612m by 549m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY58SE |
| Civil Parish | Abbotsbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jan 12 2015 12:17PM
