Monument record RAT 022 - Rattlesden Wood; Micklewood

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Summary

`Ghost' of Micklewood delineated by Rackham (S2).

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Grid reference Centred TL 9762 5563 (783m by 942m) Centred on
Map sheet TL95NE
Civil Parish RATTLESDEN, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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`Ghost' of Micklewood delineated by Rackham (S2).
Rattlesden Wood is shown on Hodskinson's Map of Suffolk 1783, but the shape seems to imply that only the eastern half survived. The southern extension is recorded as coppice in 1841 (S1) called the `Nine Acre Fell'.

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  • <S1> Map: 1841. Rattlesden Tithe Map and Apportionment. Rattlesden Tithe Map 1841, SRO Bury T45/1,2.
  • <M1> (No record type): Hanging cabinet 11: Annotated 1:10560 OS map.
  • <S2> (No record type): Rackham O, The History of the Countryside, 1997 ed, plate III.

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Aug 11 2016 12:15PM

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