Summary : Medieval settlement at Doddington. The present village includes a number of buildings with Medieval origins including the Church (ST 14 SE 11, 12) and Doddington Hall (ST 14 SE 3). Earthworks, visible on aerial photographs, to the east of Doddington Hall appear to relate to extensive Post Medieval water meadows but it is possible that they incorporate earlier, now abandoned, settlement features. A possible platform, perhaps a former toft is situated south of the road, opposite Fairview. Another platform, possibly for a building is situated to the south east. It is possible that these features are just the result of drain clearance associated with the water meadow. The water meadows are defined by a complex arrangement of feeders and drains. They extend east from the present village of Doddington as far as Alder Copse and Perry MIll. |
More information : (ST 172405). Dodington is one of the identified DMVs of Somerset. (Presumably on the authority of 'personal information from M Aston', since the other two authorities used by Woodhouse do not mention it. This would be no more than shrinkage, as Church, Hall, Rectory and at least two cottages are shown on OS 6" 1962. Some earthworks of DMV type have probably been recognised). (1)
It is almost certain that there was Medieval settlement at Doddington because, as the previous authority points out, the present village includes a number of buildings with Medieval origins including the Church (ST 14 SE 11, 12) and Doddington Hall (ST 14 SE 3).
Earthworks, visible on aerial photographs, to the east of Doddington Hall appear to relate to extensive Post Medieval water meadows but it is possible that they incorporate earlier, now abandoned, settlement features. A possible platform, perhaps a former toft is situated south of the road, opposite Fairview. It is centred at ST 1739 4060. Another platform, possibly for a building is situated to the south east at ST 1752 4050.
It is possible that these features are just the result of drain clearance associated with the water meadow. The water meadows are defined by a complex arrangement of feeders and drains. They extend east from the present village of Doddington, south of the modern road, as far as Alder Copse and, north of the road, as far as Perry Mill. The water meadows to the north of the modern road extend over an area measuring 690m by 155m between ST 1724 4065 and ST 1787 4090. The water meadows south of the road extend over an area measuring 670m by 240m between ST 1733 4060 and ST 1796 4039. (2) |