MEM23880 - Withypool (Place)
Summary
The historic core of Withypool has been mapped using historic mapping.
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The historic core of Withypool has been mapped using historic mapping available to the HER. The settlement may have other buried features outside of this extent. [1-4] An account of how the flood in August 1952 affected Withypool is given in the 1981 Exmoor Review. There was no loss of life but much damage. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SSO685 Map: 1839. Withypool Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <4> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. Catherine Dove, 1 September 2017.
- <5> SEM7985 Serial: Exmoor Society. 1959-present. Exmoor Review. Volume 22 (1981), "Withypool in the 1952 flood", p67-70 (H Eardley-Wilmot).
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- Local Plan - Historic Core
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 8464 3553 (498m by 269m) (Historic mapping) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS83NW |
| Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
| Historic Parish | WITHYPOOL |
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Record last edited
May 18 2020 1:14PM
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