Monument record MDO32565 - Embankment, Wareham, Wareham Town

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Summary

A flood defence embankment N of the River Frome SW of Wareham.

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The OS 1st edn 25in map (1889) (1) shows an embankment 370m long running across fields to join the N bank of the River Frome, continuing downstream along the N bank to the SW fringe of Wareham.


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9165 8648 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY98NW
Civil Parish Wareham Town; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Mar 5 2021 9:25AM

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