MDE21742 - 19th Century recreation land south of Stony Lane (Monument)

Allotment described on 1862 Parracombe Down Enclosure Award and map as 'public recreation land' awarded to churchwardens and overseers of poor for communal use. Extent of 2 acres. [1,2] Still visible as a field of furze and rough pasture on the 1963 Ordnance Survey map, with footpath running through it. [3] The area was part of the larger Down on the Tithe Map for Parracombe and was not subdivided from it. [4] The parcel is shown as a discrete enclosed space on the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. [5] The field is still visible on 2020 MasterMap data. [6]