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| HER Number: | MDV128290 |
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| Name: | Roman road from Dorchester to Axminster |
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Summary
LiDAR and satellite imagery has provided evidence for a new Roman road between Yondover and Axminster, suggesting that the road from Dorchester ran to the north of Bridport. The road is shown to run fairly straight across country to Wootton Cross. From there it broadly followed Wootton Lane and Monkton Wyld Lane entering Devon at Monkton Wyld Cross and continuing along Cook's Lane (formerly Gore Lane) to Woodbury Lane.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 320 968 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| District | West Dorset |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Constructed, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Gore Lane marked.
Toller, H., 2014, The Roman Road from Dorchester to Exeter (Article in Serial). SDV358042.
LiDAR and satellite imagery has provided evidence for a new Roman road between Yondover and Axminster, suggesting that the road from Dorchester ran to the north of Bridport. The road is shown to run across country to Wootton Cross. From there it broadly followed Wootton Lane and Monkton Wyld Lane entering Devon at Monkton Wyld Cross and continuing along Cook's Lane to Woodbury Lane. See article for full details.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Cook's Lane marked. Comparison with the 1904-6 map shows the western end of the lane to have been altered.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV358042 | Article in Serial: Toller, H.. 2014. The Roman Road from Dorchester to Exeter. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 72. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #125647 Only Cook's Lane has been polygonised, the rest of the route being in Dorset, ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2020 10:53AM |
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