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HER Number: | MDV120456 |
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Name: | Roadblock C.55, Lodge Lane, Axminster |
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Summary
Site of a roadblock at at bend in the lane about 377 metres north-east of Weycroft Hall. The roadblock formed part of the Weycroft defence area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
Grid Reference: | ST 311 000 |
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Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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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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Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structures associated with the Weycroft Defence Area on the World War Two 'Taunton Stop Line'
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- 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, DA03-Weycroft-S0016405 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Weycroft defence area. Roadblock C.55 formerly located to the north-east of Weycroft Manor. Site 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. DA03-Weycroft-S0016405. [Mapped feature: #4114 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
MDV120385 | Part of: Weycroft Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2020 2:18PM |
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