Monument record MDO4901 - Post medieval settlement, Tarrant Gunville

Remains of a deserted post medieval settlement near the principal gateway to Eastbury. House were still standing early in the 19th century but removed by the end of the century. The remains consist of ten or more long closes, bounded by low banks set at right-angles to the brook. Disturbed areas at the lower ends of the closes indicate former buildings. It is suggested that this is the site of Gunvil Eastbury the original settlement of the present Tarrant Gunville.

It is suggested that this is the site of Gunvil Eastbury and it may be supposed that it was the original settlement of the present Tarrant Gunville. <2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 95 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(28) SETTLEMENT REMAINS (927126), near the principal gateway to Eastbury, occur on both sides of the Tarrant brook. Houses were still standing early in the 19th century (O.S., 1811), but at least four of them had gone by 1840 (Tithe Map) and the others were removed later in the 19th century. The remains comprise ten or more long closes, bounded by low banks set at right-angles to the brook. Disturbed areas at the lower ends of the closes indicate former buildings'.

<2> Good, R, 1979, Lost Villages of Dorset, 30-1 (Monograph). SWX1569.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 210296 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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