MSO11697 - Possible post-medieval shrunken farmstead at Little Ash (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
SS 8639 3543. Group of very small enclosures at Little Ash. Possibly garden plots. [1-3] "Little Ash" printed on Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division 6 inch map and one building shown. [4] Probably a change of site or shrinkage from a hamlet to a farmstead (two buildings are shown and named Little Ash on the Ordnance Survey 1 inch 1st Edition map of 1809). [5-7] Further buildings have been added to the site since the 1962 map was surveyed. [8] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [9]
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SSO289 Aerial photograph: 1947. LHL CPE/UK/1980. 4355.
- <2> SSO248 Aerial photograph: September 19. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 87. 8631.
- <3> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS8635C.
- <4> SSO1610 Map: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1962. 6" SS83NE.
- <5> SSO1424 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1809. 1" 1st edition.
- <6> SSO742 Article in serial: Aston, M. 1983. Deserted Farms on Exmoor and the Lay subsidy of 1327 in West Somerset. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 127. 101.
- <7> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. E Dennison, Somerset County Council, 4 August 1984.
- <8> SEM8322 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap.
- <9> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35728, Extant 21 September 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=35728 (Pastscape entry: 35728)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8527
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NE14
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35728
- Somerset SMR PRN: 34256
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8640 3540 (68m by 106m) Aerial survey |
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Map sheet | SS83NE |
Civil Parish | WINSFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Sep 21 2021 2:56PM
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