Monument record LCS 311 - Dry Common, Leiston

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Summary

Common, visible on Hodskinson's Map 1783.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4603 6344 (1038m by 584m)
Map sheet TM46SE
Civil Parish LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Dry Common, visible on Hodskinson's Map 1783, (S1, S2)

1995: A study of the documentary and map sources for the area of the Sizewell Belts Site if Special Scientific Interest (S.S.S.I.) indicates the area has a complex landuse history. Up to the enclosure period in the mid 1820s the S.S.S.I. formed part of Leiston Wet Common which was intimately linked as a grazing resource with the adjacent Dry Common. However it is also apparent that a multitude of other resources were exploited on the Dry and Wet Commons as economic social conditions dictated and many of these uses may have left evidence in the area in the form of pits, banks and ditches. From the mid 1820s the Common as a whole underwent a major landscape change as it was enclosed and parts of the Dry Common were put under arable cultivation. In addition large scale tree planting in the form of coverts and belts was undertaen to create game areas in a landscape that was now largely enclosed and privatised. This study also highlights the smuggling era which exploited the remoteness of Sizewell as an illicit landing place. (S3)

For Wet Common see LCS 311

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Hodskinson, J.. 1972. Dymond, D. P. (Ed), The County of Suffolk Surveyed.
  • <S2> Digital archive: Fletcher, W, Martin, E.. Greens Survey Shape File and Text.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Ridgard, J.. 1995. Desk Top Survey, Sizewell Belts SSSI, Sizewell.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 5 2023 2:54PM

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