Monument record MDO38303 - Historic field boundaries, North Bowood, Netherbury

Field boundaries of medieval or later date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery in the vicinity of North Bowood, Netherbury. They were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP.

North Bowood seems to be the Bovewood of Domesday which then belonged to the Bp of Salisbury. It was formerly a manor; in 1316 Wm de Vernay was returned as lord of Bouewood. A family taking the name of Bowood owned the property in the time of Rich II when it passed to the family of Hussey until the reign of Queen Mary. Hence it became part of the estate of Gollop, of Strode.

In a field called Watt's Hays, on this esate, the foundations of houses are plainly visible, and a few years since a font was discovered, probably on the site of the chapel which formerly stood in this hamlet. <1>

Similar information to that in the last paragraph. <2>

An irregular grass covered terrace at the published position suggest that a few small buildings may once have existed there. No traces of stonework could be found. <4>

Banked field boundaries of medieval or later date are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery in the vicinity of North Bowood, Netherbury <5-6>. They were digitally plotted during the Marshwood Vale NMP. Earthwork scarps are also visible in the field associated with the site of the chapel, these may be field boundaries or platforms associated with the medieval settlement.

<1> Shipp, W, and Hodson, J W (eds), 1863, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 2 (Monograph). SWX1269.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1901, Ordnance Survey Object Name Book reference revision 1901, 1 (Unpublished document). SWX1268.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 4461 9952) Chapel (NR) (Site of)

<4> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 08-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<5> Royal Air Force, 11-APR-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974 FP 1404-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO14652.

<6> Environment Agency, 2010, Lidar DSM, sy4499_dsm_1m.asc (Aerial Photograph). SDO13147.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450018 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 14 2022 12:39PM