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| HER Number: | MDV125622 |
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| Name: | Sidford High Street, Sidbury |
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Summary
The stretch of the A3052 from Sidford to Stowford is called High Street. The name is thought to denote the Roman origin of the road.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 127 898 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY18NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDMOUTH |
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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, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Stretch of road marked as High Street.
Margary, I. D., 1967, Roman Roads in Britain, 117 (Monograph). SDV24025.
A Roman road is thought to have run westward near the coast from Charmouth via Timber Hill, Lyme Regis, Colyford, Newton Poppleford and Clyst St Mary to Exeter. The route after Lyme Regis is largely that followed by the A3052. From Sidford to Stowford the road bears the name High Street. The Saxon word 'straet' meant a paved or metalled road, indicative of Roman origin.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Road marked as Sidford High Street.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24025 | Monograph: Margary, I. D.. 1967. Roman Roads in Britain. Roman Roads in Britain. Hardback Volume. 117. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #117307 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV115594 | Part of: Roman road from Charmouth (Dorset) to Exeter (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 22 2020 2:19PM |
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