Monument record MDO46840 - Post medieval chalk pit, Morden

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Summary

A post medieval extractive pit to the north of Morden is visible as an irregular earthwork and cropmark on aerial photographs. The feature is recorded as a chalk pit on the OS 1st Edition map and on an OS map dated 1955. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.

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Full Description

A post medieval extractive pit to the north of Morden is visible as an irregular earthwork and cropmark on aerial photographs [1, 2]. The feature is recorded as a chalk pit on the OS 1st Edition map and on an OS map dated 1955 [3, 4]. It was digitally plotted during the Dorset Middle Stour AIM project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 05-MAR-1945, RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3077 (Aerial Photograph). SDO19977.

<2> Google Earth, 01/01/2022, Google Earth 2022 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18611.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1864, 1886, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one (Map). SDO10239.

<4> Ordnance Survey, xx-xxx-1955, Ordnance Survey Epocha5_2500 (Map). SDO18568.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-MAR-1945. RAF/106G/LA/163 RP 3077.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. 01/01/2022. Google Earth 2022.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. xx-xxx-1955. Ordnance Survey Epocha5_2500.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9168 9608 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Morden; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Jul 21 2023 11:53AM

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