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| HER Number: | MDV120243 |
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| Name: | Anti-tank gun position and roadblock circa 375 metres south of Wadbrook Cross |
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Summary
Sites of an anti-tank gun position and a roadblock which formed part of the Wadbrook defence area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 327 015 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hawkchurch |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HAWKCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ANTI TANK GUN EMPLACEMENT (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
- ROADBLOCK (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England, DA04-Wadbrook-S0016400, 16404 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Wadbrook defence area. Two pounder anti-tank gun position located to fire on approaches from the west and roadblock Ref. A.52. Both sites now destroyed.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV360266 | Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2005. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. DA04-Wadbrook-S0016400, 16404. [Mapped feature: #4080 ] |
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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: | Aug 2 2019 1:04PM |
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