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| HER Number: | MDV120027 |
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| Name: | Axe Gates Level Crossing, Chardstock |
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Summary
The rail crossing was mined during the Second World War. Part of the Wadbrook defence area on the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 321 017 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | All Saints |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MINED ROAD (World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Foot, W., 2006, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England, DA04-Wadbrook-S0016396 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Wadbrook defence area. Wadbrook railway bridge was mined as part of the defences on the Taunton Stop Line during the Second World War.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #79327 ] |
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| SDV360266 | Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2006. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. DA04-Wadbrook-S0016396. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119869 | Part of: Wadbrook Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2025 9:10AM |
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