Place record MDO48012 - Turner's Puddle

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Summary

John Crocker is recorded as being connected with Turner's Puddle in 1442, and field names 'Crockrys' and 'Crokkesclose' from 1442 and 1445 suggest that pottery may have been manufactured here around this time.

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Full Description

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 297-299 (Monograph). SDO149.

Spoerry, P, 1988, Documentary and other evidence for medieval and post-medieval ceramic production in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 33 (Article in serial). SWX809.

’35. Turner’s Puddle. Mills (1977, 298) gives as field names in the parish ‘Crockrys’ and ‘Crokkesclose’ with the dates 1442 and 1445 respectively. In 1442 one John Crockeris recorded as being associated with these fields.’

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 297-299.
  • --- Article in serial: Spoerry, P. 1988. Documentary and other evidence for medieval and post-medieval ceramic production in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 110. 29-35. 33.

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Location

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Civil Parish Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle; Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2025 3:11PM

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