Monument record MDO49623 - Post medieval drainage system, Child Okeford

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Summary

An area of post medieval drainage system is visible as earthworks along a section of the River Stour to the west of Child Okeford on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery. The features were digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.

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Full Description

An area of post medieval drainage system is visible as earthworks along a section of the River Stour to the west of Child Okeford on 1940s aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery (RAF 1947; EA 2018). The features were digitally plotted during the Mid Dorset Downs AIM project.


Royal Air Force, 16-JAN-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1924 RS 4327 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21499.

Environment Agency, xx-xxx-2018, Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M (Aerial Photograph). SDO21483.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Environment Agency. xx-xxx-2018. Environment Agency National Lidar Programme DTM 1M.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 16-JAN-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1924 RS 4327.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8281 1213 (point)
Map sheet ST81SW
Civil Parish Child Okeford; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Nov 26 2025 2:11PM

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