46 Dorset Limekilns

Appendix I. Limekiln Sites: map evidence and survival PARISH PARISH Limekiln Grid R ef CM ·-M0 ' Limekiln Grid Ref "'M CM :;~ ' ·-M0 ' c="' ."".::: 0\ c- .. = 0 ""~ ·;: ~ ""~c- ~ .. 0 c.. ;;"' ·;;:>"' > ... ~ 'E = :::1 "'

ABBOTSBURY "' CAUNDLE MARSH I Abbotsbury SY57438606 ChL OL 6.5 45 Pleck Cottages ST68251287 Cb OL X 2 Berry Knap SY59148295 Cb OL 5.4 B CERNEABBAS 3 " Bishop's" SY58798588 ChL OL 2.2 Dl 46 CemeAbbas ST66850164 ChM L 6.4 4 Rodden Ridge SY60938321 Cb OL 2.3 B CHALDON HERRING ASKERSWELL 47 Chaldon Down SY78458165 ChU OL 3.2 B Eggardon Hill SY53509507 ChL OL X 48 Chaldon Herring SY79738339 ChU L 6.4 BEAMINSTER 49 Chideock Farm SY79778145 ChU OL 6.4 .- 6 Barrowfteld Farm ST46750150 lo L X 50 West Chaldon SY77908301 ChL L 5.4 7 Buckham Down E ST48500324 ChL L 6.5 CHARMOUTH 8 Buckham Down W ST48480333 ChL L 6.5 51 Charmouth I SY36429304 Lias L 5.3 C? 9 Chapel Marsh ST48440393 ChL OL 6.5 52 Charmouth 2 SY36429304 Lias M X 10 Cockroad Lane ST46910189 lo OL X 53 Charmouth East cSY367930 Lias x X 11 Coombe Dow n Hill ST48739985 Io OL 4.5 C HICKERELL 12 Higher Langdon ST 50750257 ChL OL 6.5 54 Chickerell SY64448095 Cb OL 4.3 B 13 Mapperton Farm SY49159955 lo OL X 55 Church SY64328078 Cb OL X 14 White Sheet Hill ST49300243 ChL OL 6.5 56 East Chickerell SY65458075 Cb OL 4.4 A BERE REGIS 57 Fleet Lodge SY6407805 1 Cb OL 6.5 15 Cow Drove SY85399501 ChU L X 58 Lower Ridge C lose cSY64108246 Cb X X BINCOMBE 59 Middle Farm SY64368253 Cb L 2.3 Bl 16 Coombe Valley SY69338372 PIP L X 60 Putton Farm SY65288058 Cb OL X BISHOPS CAUNDLE 6 1 Tatton Coppice SY63138249 Cb L X 17 Caundle Lane ST70 19 13 19 Cb L X CHIDEOCK 18 Caundle Wake ST7001 1276 Cb OL 3.4 D 62 Chideock SY41829282 Eb OL X BOTHENHAMPTON 63 Quarry Hill SY43419302 Jo x? X 19 Bothenhampton SY47079152 Fm XL 3.4 c CHILFROME 20 Marrowbone Farm SY47209150 Fm L X 64 North Hill SY57389967 ChL OL 5.5 21 Walditch Knap SY48499222 lo OL 5.4 CHURCH KNOWLE 22 Wych SY47559118 Fm L X Bucknowle SY94558223 BRADFORD ABBAS 65 ChM OL 1.1 B Stonehill Down SY92298212 ChU X 23 Old Mill ST59101405 lo L 3.3 66 L West Orchard Farm cSY940800 X X BROADWINDSOR 67 Pb COMPTON ABBAS 24 Colepay Cottage ST43340346 lo OL X 68 East Compton ST87951883 ChL OL 3.2 B 25 Common Water Lane ST44180278 lo OL X 26 Manor Farm ST44420250 lo OL 3.3 C? COMPTON VALENCE 69 Compton V. Farm SY59809330 ChL OL 4.3 B 27 Horn Park ST45780207 Jo OL X COO MBE KEYNES 28 Wantsley Farm ST45510225 Io X X 70 Coombe Chalk Pit SY842 18472 ChU L X 29 Whetley Farm ST45080418 lo OL X BRYANSTON CORFE CASTLE 71 Black Hills SY975583 10 X X X 30 "Norton Limekiln" ST86020532 ChU X X BUCKLAND NEWTON 72 Brenscombe H ill SY98638204 ChU OL X 73 Chall ow Hill SY96988245 ChU L X 31 Castle Hill Farm ST68720700 ChL OL X 74 Corfe Castle SY95958245 ChU OL X 32 Castle Lane Quarry ST70280516 ChL/M L X 75 Limekiln Close SY97438305 X X X 33 Modus Coppice ST67200465 ChL OL 6.5 76 Ower Passage SY99708607 X X X 34 R idge Wood ST68550560 ChL L X BURTON BRADSTOCK 77 "Will wood" SY94787985 Pb L 2.2 B 78 Wytch Heath SY97458465 X X con­ 35 Bennett's Hill SY48639072 Fm OL X served 36 Bredy North H ill SY5 11 09066 Cb OL 3.3 c CORSCOMBE 37 Bredy North Hill W SY50789048 Cb OL X 79 Catsley Farm E ST52930365 ChL OL X 38 Bredy Road SY49928940 Fm OL X 80 Catsley Farm W ST52650347 ChL OL 6.4 39 Cogden Farm SY50488920 Fm OL 3.3 B 8 1 Hackney ST5 13505 11 ChL OL 6.5 40 North Hill SY48609038 Fm OL X 82 Hill C lose Copse ST51110471 ChL OL X 41 West Bay Harbour SY46259038 x X X 83 Hill Farm ST50820384 ChL OL 3.3 Cl CANN 84 Toiler Whelme ST5 1490200 ChL OL X 42 Cann Hill North ST88682 165 ChL OL X 85 Weston ST50200525 ChL OL X 43 Cann Hill South ST88592142 ChL L X DURWESTON CATTISTOCK 86 Travell er 's Rest ST84340735 ChU OL X 44 Middle Hill ST598200 11 ChL OL 2.3 B Dorset Lim ekilns 47

PARISH PARISH Limekiln Grid Ref e <'l Limekiln Grid Ref ...... e<'J 0 ..... ' "'eo ' 0 ' ·-•~ 0'\ ., o ·- ..... -ca­ :a ~ "Ce­"" ·;;o- e­ o o ~ "'0.. ;;,"' ";. ~ ";. ·;;... ·;;... ::l ::l "' "' EAST CHELBOROUGH 125 Lower Farm ST6278129 1 Cb L X 87-88 Castle Hill (2) ST55220542 ChL L(2) X LTTTON CHENEY 89 White Close ST55220560 ChL L 5.5 126 Turner's Farm Barn SY5569917 1 ChU OL X EAST LULWORTH LODERS 90 Gatemerston SY84158108 ChU OL 127 Bell House SY 49909489 lo OL 2.2 c 9 1 Park Lodge SY84 7883 10 ChU OL 5.3 128 Gribb Farm SY504! 9277 lo OL 3.3 B EAST STOUR 129 lnnsacre (G reen Hill) SY49609258 lo OL X 92 Heav1and Lane ST79502325 Cr OL X 130 Know! Hill SY49859359 lo X X 93 Lotmoor Hi ll ST79582302 Cr OL 131 Loders Cross SY50329293 lo L 3.3 c EDMONDSHAM 132 Perwen Farm SY5 !309325 lo L 5.3 94 St Gi1es Lodge SU046011 15 ChU OL X 133 Uploders Farm SY50829289 To OL X F!FEHEAD NEV!LLE 134 Upton Manor Farm SY5 1059370 lo OL 5.5 C? 95 Home Farm ST76901078 Cr OL 135 Vinney Cross SY5 1009294 To L 2.4 c FLEET LONGBURTON 96 Fleet Common SY63808040 Cb L X 136 Bradford Lane ST6475 1! 99 Cb L 6.3 FOLKE 137 BL-Dyke Head ST6435 11 87 Cb L 6.5 97 West Hall ST65621290 Cb OL X 138 BL-Lawnswood ST64821220 Cb L 2.2 A FRO ME ST QUENTIN 13 9 BL-Oid Quarry ST64791210 Cb L 3.2 A 98 Frame Farm ST59990218 ChL OL X 140 Leweston Farm ST642514 15 Cb OL 6.5 99 Horchester ST60000423 ChL L X LYDLINCH GTLLINGHAM 14 1 Haydon Quarry ST765 11178 Cr OL 2.2 A 100 Bleet Lane ST79702470 Cr OL X 142 Plumber Quarry ST7656 1! 82 Cr OL X 101 Standpitts Lane ST80 152464 Cr L LYM E REGIS GLANV!LLES WOOTTON 143 Cement Works SY33539 153 Lias L X 102 Hamper's Farm ST68750853 Cr OL X MAPPERTON I 03 Nursery Lane ST68800768 ChL OL X 144 Mythe Hill SY49659880 lo OL 2.2 c GOATH!LL MAPPOWDER 104 Goathill Farm ST67121755 lo OL 6.5 145 Hammond Street Farm ST73190668 Cr OL 2.3 B

HAYDON 146 Saunders Farm ST74280558 Cr OL X 105 Haydon Hill Wood ST67751600 Fr OL 2.3 A MARNHULL HAZELBURY BRYA 14 7-8 Gannetts (2) ST7946 1965 Cr OL(2)

106 Droop ST75380827 Cr L 5.3 149 Great Down Quarry ST79352030 Cr L X

I 07 Locketts Farm ST76120880 Cr OL X 150 Marnhull ST7852 1890 Cr L H!LF!ELD 151-2 Whiteway Hill (2) ST7935 1782 Cr L(2) 108 Hill Coppice ST64350525 ChL L 6.5 MARSHWOOD I 09 Ruppen Coppice ST63900450 ChL L 6.5 !53 Oakford Farm SY40659850 Lias OL X (B?) HTLTON MELBURY ABBAS 110 Links Pl antati on ST77680261 ChL L 4.4 !54 Melbury Hill ST8699 1974 ChL L 3.2 B/ HINTON PARVA Dl Ill H in ton (Stanbridge) SU00100485 ChU OL 6.5 MELBURY BUBB HOOKE !55 Bubb Down Farm ST59440658 ChL L 3.4 B 112 Hooke ST52780074 ChL OL X !56 Stock Wood ST58910650 ChLIM L 6.5 B IWERNE MINSTER !57 Woolcombe Farm ST59500535 ChL OL X 113 Lime Pit Coppice ST89 151422 ChU OL MELBURY OSMOND LANGTON HERRING 158 Hi gher Halt Farm ST5 6200867 Cb/Fm OL X 114 Limekiln Ground SY61488272 Cb OL 6.5 M INTERNE MAGNA 115 Lower Street SY61588261 Cb OL 2.3 Bl 159 Dunsley Plantation ST65670397 ChM X 6.4 B 116 Whitmore Coppice SY62 !98250 Cb OL 1. 1 Bl 160 Penn Wood ST648 10567 ChL L 4.4

117 Yonder Beales cSY62!88245 Cb X X MOOR CRICHEL LANGTON LONG BLANDFORD 16 1 Cockroad Farm ST983 10929 ChU OL X 118 Hungry Down East ST90560679 ChU L NETHERBURY 119 Hungry Down West ST90550679 ChU L 162 Brown's Hill SY49099613 lo OL X LANGTON MATRAVERS 163 Mangenon Hi ll N SY49039678 lo OL X 120 Mount Misery SY99107895 Pb M 164 Mangerton Hi llS SY49039665 To OL X 121 South Barn SZ00777804 Pb M 2.3 c 165 North Warren Hill SY48569960 To OL 6.4 LILLINGTON NETHER COMPTON 122 Gord on 's Lane ST63 !513 !6 Cb L 5.5 166 Halfway House ST60T81625 To L 2.2 B? 123 Higher Farm ST62791325 Cb OL 5.3 A NORTH POORTON 124 Limeki ln Beacon ST6 1981226 Cb L X 167 North Poorton SY5 1259800 To OL 3.3 c 48 Dorset Limekilns

PARISH PARISH CM Limekiln Grid Ref CM Limekiln Grid Ref "'"'"c= ' Q ' Q ' ·-"' .~ 0'\ "'= :a~ ·-"'.,.,., ·;:- c"" c · ~ "'"' Q "' ~ ;:::," "'"" >"' "'> ~ ·;:... ·;:... = = OSMINGTON "' RYME INTRINSTCA "' 168 Osmington SY72788332 Pb OL 6.5 222 Common Lane ST5820 I 067 Cb L X 169 Short Lake SY72258233 Pb OL X 223 Downs Lane ST57151075 Cb M X 170 Spring Bottom Hill SY73908240 ChL L X SEABOROUGH OWERMOIGNE 224 Higher Farm ST42650635 ChL OL X 171 Owermoigne SY76598503 ChU OL X 225 Honey Down ST43230734 ChL OL X PIMPERNE SHERBORNE 172 France Firs ST88350940 ChU L X 226 Clatcombe Dairy ST6368 1773 To X X 173 PimpemeFoxWarren ST90191120 ChU OL X 227 Clatcombe Farm ST6358 1795 To OL X POOLE SHILLINGSTONE 174-5 Apsley Lime Works(2) SZ06099221 X x(2) 3.2 F 228- Shillingstone (5) ST82320996 Ch XT(5) 1.1 F 176-7 Foxholes A (2) SZ02759265 X L(2) X (H) 32 178-9 Foxholes B (2) SZ02759265 X L(2) X (H) 23 3-5 Shillingstone Hill (3) ST82320997 ChM L(3) x PORTESHAM SHIPTON GORGE X 180 Corton Down SY63688671 Ch OL X 236 Bonscombe SY48689197 Io OL 18 1 Drift Plantation SY62708320 Cb OL X 23 7 Shipton Gorge SY49559154 Io OL X 182 Friar Waddon Hill SY64488539 Pt OL 6.5 SHROTON I 83 Langton Cross SY62428248 Cb OL 2.2 Bl 238 Hambledon Hill ST84311310 ChL L X 184 0 Id Portesham SY60608628 ChU OL X STLTON ST76682871 Cr OL X 185 Portesham Quarry E SY61098594 Pt OL X 239 Slait Barn 186 Portesham Quarry W SY60858588 Pt L 2.3 c SOUTHBOURNE (was Hampshire) 187 Snipe Gate SY62248323 Cb OL X 240 Hengistbury Head SZ 17709100 X OL x? 188 Waddon SY62268583 Pt OL 4.4 C? SOUTH PERROTT PORTLAND 241 New Bridge North ST46660741 Io L X 189 Admiralty Quarries SY69617278 PIP L X 242 New Bridge South ST46750724 Io L 6.5 190 Avalanche Road SY68607070 PIP L 3.3 243 South Perrott ST47300733 lo L X 191 Easton Lane SY69057273 PIP M 1. 1 B STALBRIDGE 244-5 Newholme Farm (2) ST731 81869 L(2) 6.5 192 Grove cSY702724 PIP X X Cb ST72451 704 193 Grove Stone Yard SY70107255 PIP x? X 246 Sturt Farm Cb L 2.2 ? 194 Tnmosthay SY69057255 PIP XT 3.3 STANTON ST GABRIEL 247 West hay Water SY38609265 Lias OL 5.5 195 Limekiln Cave SY68956955 PIP X X 196 Veme Yeates I SY68857301 PIP X X STEEPLE OL 197 Veme Yeates 2 SY68857301 PIP X X 248 Beach Coppice SY91758035 Pb 4.4 A 198 Verne Yeates 3 SY68907303 PIP X X STOKE ABBOT 199 Verne Yeates E SY689 17300 PIP L 6.5 249 Waddon Hill ST44850147 Io L 5.4 c 200 Verne Yeates W SY68887299 PIP L x STOUR PROVOST 201-4 Wide Street (4) SY68447230 PIP XT(4) x 250 Stour Provost ST79692178 Cr OL X POWERSTOCK SWANAGE 205 Earnscombe SY509895 7 1 Io OL X 251 Round Down SZOI658090 ChM L 5.2 C? SWYRE 206 Hi ne 's Lane SY5 1059542 To OL X 207 Nettlecombe SY51659568 To L 2.4 c 252 Berwick SY52328921 Fm OL X 208 New Barn SY49989682 To OL X 253 New Lane SY52158800 Fm OL 2.2 c 209 Powerstock SY51619651 To OL 4.4 c SYMONDSBURY 210 Spring Hill Farm SY51639778 To OL X 254 West Cliff SY 45409090 Fm OL 2.3 c POXWELL TARRANT GUNVTLLE , 211 Poxwell Lodge SY74308352 PIP L 3.3 Bl 255 Westbury Farm ST9070!262 ChU OL X PUDDLETOWN THORNFORD 212 Druce Higher Barn SY74909721 ChU OL 3.3 E 256 Lake ST61301385 Fr OL 2.2 B PUNCKNOWLE TODBER 213 Green Leaze SY54048775 Fm OL X 257-8 Todber (2) ST80152001 Cr L(2) x 214 Limekiln Hill SY54028705 Fm OL 1.1 c TOLLER FRATRUM 215 Look Farm SY55108845 Fm/Cb OL X 259- Whitesheet Hill (2) SY58609805 Ch XT(2) 2.1 G 60 PURSE CAUNDLE 261 Whitesheet Hill E SY58619801 ChL L X 216 Crendle Corner ST69051815 Fr OL 6.5 D? 262 Whitesheet Hill W SY58509801 ChL OL X 217 Gospel Ash ST69251889 Fr L 2.3 D TOLLER PORCORUM 218 Rue Lane ST6844!586 Fr L 2.4 D 263 Higher Kingcombe SY54300061 ChL/M OL 6.4 219 Trip's Farm ST68481597 Fr L X Barn RAMPTSHAM 264 Kingcombe Lane SY55100055 ChL/M OL X 220 Higher Coombe Farm ST56650390 ChL OL 4.5 B 265 Woolcombe Farm SY55309545 ChL OL 5.4 221 Old Wood ST55420134 ChL OL 4.3 B D orset Limekilns 49

PARISH PARISH Limekiln Grid Ref z0 Limekiln Grid Ref Date

CHRISTCHURCH (was Hampshire)

A2 Bargates SZ .. ? X Lease 1829

A3 Hub borne SZ ... ? X Lease 1829 UPCERNE COOMBE KEYNES Bazon Barn ST64950382 ChL L X 266 A4 Limekiln Cottages WARMWELL (Limekiln Yards 267 Wannwell Cross SY74618541 ChU L X in 1840) SY84108320 ChU Place Name 1900 WEST CHELBOROUGH LONGBREDY 268 Chelborough Hill ST54200490 ChL OL 44 B AS Limekiln Coppice SY562871 Fm Place Name 1841 & WEST COMPTON 1900

269 West Compton SY56119450 ChL OL X A6 Limekiln Ground SY569882 ChL Place Name 1841 WEST KNIGHTON LYCHETT MATRAVERS :. 270 Huish Barn SY72608511 ChU OL X A7 Limekiln Coppice SZ952978 ChU Place Name 1900 WEST LULWORTH LYMEREGIS 271 Lu1worth Cove SY82457998 ChL M X AS Cobb SY. .. ? Lias Accounts 1824-8 WEYMOUTH PIMP ERNE 272 Barley Close SY66198070 Cb OL X A9 Kites Fann ST887079 ChU marked on 1765 273 Chickerell Road SY673786 Cr X X map 274 Corfehill Fann SY66398199 Cb/Fm OL X SHIPTON GORGE 275 Gas Works SY675788 X X X AID Limekiln Ground SY492916 lo Place Name 1839 276 Jordan Hill SY69808205 Cr L X STINSFORD 277 Nottington SY65828238 Cb OL 2.3 A A 11 Limekiln Copse SY69959282 ChU Place Name 1900 278 Radipole Lake SY66758083 Cb OL X STINSFORD 279 Ridgeway (Upwey) SY67068500 Pb L 4.2 A A 12 Slyer's Lane SY. .. ? ChU Advertise- 1825 280 South Meadow SY67008094 Cb X X ment 281 Thornhill Fann SY67558318 Cr OL X TOLLER PORCORUM M 282 Upwey SY67108502 Pb 3.3 A 13 Whitesheet Hill SY586980 ChL pers. comm. 1930s WINFRITH NEWBURGH TYN EHAM 283 Coalhill Drove SY80028455 ChU OL X A 14 L'kiln Plantation, 284 Newburgh Fann SY82888525 ChU L X Lower Limekilns, WINTERBORNE KINGSTON Higher Limeki ln SY888808 ChUM Place Names 1840

285 Winterborne Kingston SY86029725 ChU OL X WINT ERBOURNE ST MARTIN KEY: 286 Goldcombe Fann E SY62288800 ChU L X Limestone Geology: 287 Goldcombe Fann W SY62268798 ChU L X Cb Combrash lo Inferior Oolitc WOODLANDS Cb/Fm Corn brash or Forest Marble Lias Lower & Middle Lias 288 Horton North Fann SU03270865 ChU OL X (various) WOOLLAND Ch Chalk (Lower, Middle and Pb Purbeck 289 Hill Fann ST77290678 ChL L 3.3 B Upper) WORTH MATRAVERS Cr Corallian P/P Purbeck or Portland

290 Worth Quarry SY96887840 PIP XT X (I) Fm Forest Marble Pt Portland WRAXALL Fr Fullers Earth Rock x outside limestone areas 291 Wraxall Woods ST56210090 ChUM L 5.5 B WYNFORD EAGLE Map evidence in 1900-2

292 Shatcombe Fann SY56549542 ChL OL X L Limekiln M marked but not named, 293 The Batch SY56209620 ChL OL 34 B OL Old Limekiln XT twentieth century limekiln YETMINSTER x not marked 294 Downs Lane ST59991027 Cb L 2.2 A 295 Quarry ST58851 031 Cb/Fm L 3.3 A Survival and condition in 1992-3: 296 Tark's Hill ST59381022 Fm L X SURVIVA L CONDITION 297 The Elm ST59311038 Cb L X I. complete I. very good 298 Vi llage ST59231063 Cb L 3.3 A 2. almost 80-90% 2.good 3. most 60-79% 3. fair 4. some 40-59% 4. poor Appendix 2. Limekiln Sites not fully identified 5. little 20-39% 5. bad PARISH 6. very little 1-19% o Limekiln Grid Ref Date x no trace z

CASTLETON Note: With the exception of Bishop's, Norton and Will wood, all limekiln names are the author's own. Modem names for parishes and farms are given; S0me have AI Limekiln Fann changed since the time the kilns were in use. Likewise, the post-1974 county and Cottages ST638154 Fr Place Name 1900 boundary is also used. A~B o -rsrsur<. 'f DISnuc r UME:k\l..JIJS C litiLk.

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