Possible Quarry to S of Stareton
Description of this historic site
The site of a marl pit from which marl was extracted during the Imperial period. The name 'Marl Pit Meadow' is marked on an estate map of 1766. The site lies 700m south east of Stareton.
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Notes about this historic site
1 The fields close to this grid reference are known as Marlpit Meadow on an estate map from 1766. Another field at SP3371 is known as Pit Close on the same map.
2 A tree-filled pit is still visible.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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