Old maps of West Dorset

Maps of West Dorset

Dorset Shire, 1

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Bridport

The long stretch of sand in this plan is Chesil Beach. Once linked to Spain by well- established trade routes, it is also locally famed for reported sightings of the fabled Veasta Sea Monster. Signal points are marked along coast leading down to the beach, the most notable being Abbotsbury Castle Signal Staff on Abbotsbury Common. Pencil script records the date of execution and scale of the drawing. The words "Exhibit A" are written in blue pencil at the very edge of the sheet. A reference to the village of 'Wyke' (Wyke Regis) can be seen at the far right of the drawing. Budgen, Charles

Beaminster

This drawing delineates the county borders of Dorset and Somerset with a red pecked line. Pillesdon Pen, a hillfort, is indicated by concentric rings to the left of the plan, although it did not become obligatory to record archaeological sites until 1816. The fort's position, 909 ft above sea level, is depicted by dark shading and brushwork interlining ('hachuring'). The summits of hills in this undulating countryside are left bare.

Sherborne

A red pecked line describes the border between the counties of Dorset and Somerset. Telegraph poles are marked by red dots along the lower edge of the drawing, indicating that the area covered is only a few miles from the coast. To the right of the landmass, red circles and crosses mark observation points outside the drawing's boundaries. Archaeological sites are also marked: an iron-age hillfort at Rawlsbury in the lower right is depicted by concentric rings. To the right of this is Dungeon Hill, a hillfort surrounded by a single rampart and a ditch, indicated by shading.

Bridport (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Bridport (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Yeovil (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Yeovil (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Ilminster(002OSD000000019U00032000)

1 : 31680 Extending down to the coast at Lyme, this strip map covers the county boundaries of Devonshire, Dorset and Somerset. The borders are indicated by lines of red dots and dashes. Roads forming the main lines of communication are coloured yellow/buff, conforming to military cartographic conventions. Lambert Castle, an iron-age hillfort, is marked in the middle left of the map.

South Petherton

Observation stations outside the boundaries of the landmass are indicated by red dots within pencil circles., These stations were used,to plot prominent features of an area being mapped -,such as church spires - in order to construct a grid., A red line thus -..-..-..- indicates the boundary between counties Somerset and Dorset., On the back of the manuscript is a note confirming T Budgen as draughtsman. Budgen, Thomas

Dorchester

This drawing is very worn with some areas missing. The Ordnance Survey Letter Book notes that Mr Budgen was to be at Dorchester "on a new piece of work on the 29th Day of this Month", allowing us to be fairly certain of the authorship of this drawing. Maiden Castle - at 47 acres the largest iron age hillfort in Europe - is marked in the bottom left. The lines describing it follow the actual shape of the earthworks. Budgen, Charles

Dorchester (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Dorchester (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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ST41 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST40 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST51 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SY49 & Parts of SY48 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST50 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SY59 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST61 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SY58 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST60 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SY69 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST71 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SY68 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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ST70 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SY79 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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SY78 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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Dorset LIII - OS Six-Inch Map

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Radipole, near Weymouth, Dorset

This is a map of Radipole near Weymouth, Dorset, dating from the reign of Elizabeth I. It seems to illustrate a dispute over tithes, which was a direct tax on farming representing a percentage of annual agricultural production. This plan shows the shape of fields, although these are not to scale. The text is in a secretary hand. The Fleete is indicated by a red/purple wash. On the bank of the Fleet bulwarks are shown and labelled. This map predates the governments involvement in the process of redistribution and enclosure of communally held land in England. This occurred in 1604, when an Act of Parliament was obtained for the enclosure of the area of Radipole, Dorset. Enclosure and redistribution of communally held land aimed to introduce a more efficient farming structure.