Monument record RDE 007 - Brush Wood; Great Wood

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Summary

Ancient woodland as defined in (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 792 557 (583m by 399m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TL75NE
Civil Parish REDE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Ancient woodland as defined in (S1). For details of history and earthworks see (S1), the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, English Nature and the County Council Countryside section (Peter Holborn and Geoff Sinclair) & various Oliver Rackham works including (S2).
1783: mapped by Jos Hodskinson in various parts over larger area (also see RDE 008 for another part).
1838-9: shown on tithe map (S3) - NE part now gone (re-mapped in HBSMR to include destroyed portion, July, 2013).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Nature Conservancy Council. June 1992. Suffolk Inventory of Ancient Woodland (provisional).
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Rackham, O.. 1988. Medieval Woods. An Historical Atlas of Suffolk, 50-51.
  • <S3> Map: 1839. Rede Tithe Map and Apportionment.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2016 3:12PM

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