Site of possible deserted medieval village, South of Asheldham Church (EHER 12088)
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Summary
The site of a possible deserted medieval village (DMV) in pasture South of Asheldham church.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 9776 0108 (309m by 347m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHELDHAM, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Possible deserted medieval village (DMV) in pasture South of Asheldham church. <1> <2> <3>
Field names South of the road and West of New Hall are 'Church Field' and 'Upper Thircles' on map of 1742. To the South is a field with a pond, and fields called 'Lower Thircles', 'Thircle Meadow' and 'Three Pitts'. <4>
Map of 1794 shows these fields as 'Church Fields', 'Upper Thircles', 'Middle Thircles', 'Lower Thircles' and 'Thircles Meadow'. <5>
There are sketches of the maps provided in <2> and <5> in the HER which are annotated with the comments: 'field names not in Wallers Index', 'not in Essex Place Names' and 'probably a DMV at Asheldham'. <6>
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Sources
- <1> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL90SE11, 1976.
- <3> SEX75710 Report: ECC. Essex Planning Department. Essex Co Planning Dept No 11.
- <4> SEX35069 Map: Unknown. 1742. D-DP.
- <5> SEX35070 Map: Unknown. 1794. D-DP.
- <6> SEX2296 Map: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL90-011
- NRHE identifier: 383405
- National Monuments Record: TL 90 SE 17