Monument record MDR14970 - Oakes Park medieval park and agricultural land, Eckington
Type and Period (3)
- DEER PARK (Tudor to Georgian - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Tudor to Georgian - 1500 AD to 1800 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Area is part of a complex of seven to eight parks grouped on the Yorkshire/Derbyshire border immediately south of Sheffield. It is likely all of the parks originated between 1500 and 1800 AD. Within the Oakes Park and the immediate environs is a unique palimpsest of landscape history. Early medieval open fields (1100 AD to 1400 AD) with extensive ridge and furrow, ancient hedgerows and ancient woodland, possibly relating to Norton with enclosures and larger farmsteads forming with extensive hedgerows between 1400 AD and 1500 AD. Imposition of a 'park landscape' with the creation of ponds and roundels between 1700 AD and 1850 AD. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR22746 Unpublished document: McCarthy, A (SCEEM). 1995. Historic landscape survey and management plan for Oakes Park.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3700 8156 (1429m by 1890m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ECKINGTON, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- EDR3661
- EDR3617
- EDR3616
- EDR3470
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Record last edited
Jan 27 2015 12:05PM