floodgates

floodgates

A field in the great East Field

 

Floodgates was the 16th century name of a field within the great East Field.

The 1590 Terrier refers to "1½ ac(res) of arable land in East Longland, Floodgates and Angelscraft in three several places.... "

Nothing further is known at this time.

 

map


This map, based on the descriptions in the 1589 Terrier and the 1846 Tithe Map of Yeovil shows the approximate boundaries of the Manors of Kingston and Hendford as well as the manorial three-field system used in Kingston.