MEM24659 - Westland Common (Place)

Summary

The common is depicted on the Tithe Map for Challacombe but had been enclosed by the end of the 19th Century.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

The common is depicted and labelled on the Tithe Map for Challacombe. It is within land parcel 226, which was described as "Common Lands" owned by the Earl Hugh Fortescue. [1] The area had been subdivided by the time the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map was surveyed. The area is no longer labelled Westland Common at this time. [2]

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: 1839. Challacombe Tithe Map and Apportionment. Land parcel 226.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 6605 4244 (640m by 638m)
Map sheet SS64SE
Civil Parish CHALLACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

May 21 2019 4:00PM

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