Monument record MDO49342 - Gravel pit, Moreton

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Summary

A pit shown on the 1:25-inch scale Ordnance Survey map published in 1889, on which it is described as 'Gravel Pit'. A tramway runs northwards from the pit to a brick kiln on the other side of the railway line.

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Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1, Dorset XLVIII.3 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1889 (Map). SDO10239.

'Gravel Pit'

Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2, Dorset XLVIII.3 Revised: 1900, Published: 1902 (Map). SDO11594.

'Old Gravel Pit'

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  • ---XY Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XLVIII.3 Surveyed: 1887, Published: 1889. [Mapped feature: #641462 ]
  • --- Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 2. paper. 1:2500. Dorset XLVIII.3 Revised: 1900, Published: 1902.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7778 8896 (213m by 142m)
Map sheet SY78NE
Civil Parish Moreton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2025 1:10PM

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