Monument record MDO46605 - Post medieval chalk pit, Bloxworth

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Summary

An Old Chalk Pit is marked on the OS 1st edition map on the western edge of Peak's Copse, Bloxworth. It is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An Old Chalk Pit is marked on the OS 1st edition map on the western edge of Peak's Copse, Bloxworth <1>. It is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 <2> and was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour Catchment AI&M Project.


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

<2> Royal Air Force, 05-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3082 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19945.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3082.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8829 9532 (point)
Map sheet SY89NE
Civil Parish Bloxworth; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 11 2023 11:18AM

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