See important
guidance on the use of this record.
If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.
| HER Number: | MDV126834 |
|---|
| Name: | Roman road from Crediton to Burrington Moor |
|---|
Summary
Possible route of a Roman road from Crediton through Copplestone, Down St Mary and Coldridge to Partridge Walls and from there through Wembworthy and Ashreigney to Burrington Moor, the deep valleys being crossed by a series of zigzags. From Burrington it is suggested that the road probably extended towards Bideford perhaps rather than Barnstaple.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 716 083 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | SS70NW |
|---|
| Admin Area | Devon |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Ashreigney |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Brushford |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Burrington |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Coldridge |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Copplestone |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Crediton |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Crediton Hamlets |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Down St. Mary |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Eggesford |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Lapford |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Wembworthy |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Winkleigh |
|---|
| Civil Parish | Zeal Monachorum |
|---|
| District | Mid Devon |
|---|
| District | North Devon |
|---|
| District | Torridge |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLDRIDGE |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLEBROOKE |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | ASHREIGNEY |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | DOWN ST.MARY |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | EGGESFORD |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | LAPFORD |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEMBWORTHY |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | WINKLEIGH |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | ZEAL MONACHORUM |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRUSHFORD |
|---|
| Ecclesiastical Parish | BURRINGTON |
|---|
Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Constructed, Roman - 43 AD (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Hoskins, W. G., 1956-1958, Devon Parish Notes, 145 (Article in Serial). SDV18346.
Hoskins suggests this may be a Roman road because of its directness, and its tendency to follow the line of parish boundaries.
Margary, I. D., 1967, Roman Roads in Britain (Monograph). SDV24025.
Margary suggests that there was a Roman road running northwest from Exeter through Crediton and then on through Down St Mary and Ashreigney to Burrington as the roads along this course are direct and are tactically located on the moderately high ground between Dartmoor and Exmoor.
From Crediton he notes a 'striking alignment' of roads through Copplestone, Down St Mary, Aller Bridge and Coldridge to Partridge Walls, from where a more northerly turn on a high point takes the road through Wembworthy, Stable Green and Ashreigney to Burrington, the deep valleys being crossed by a series of zigzags. From Burrington, he suggests that the road probably extended towards Bideford perhaps rather than Barnstaple.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV18346 | Article in Serial: Hoskins, W. G.. 1956-1958. Devon Parish Notes. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 27. 145. |
| |
| | |
| SDV24025 | Monograph: Margary, I. D.. 1967. Roman Roads in Britain. Roman Roads in Britain. Hardback Volume. |
| |
| | |
| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122713 Based on route given in SDV24025, ] |
| |
| | |
Associated Monuments
| MDV59477 | Parent of: Roman Road at Burrowplot Cross, Coldridge (Monument) |
| MDV18473 | Parent of: Roman Road at Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV18472 | Parent of: Roman Road from Knowle Cross to Water Bridge Cross (Monument) |
| MDV59560 | Parent of: Roman Road to north of Lama Cross, Wembworthy (Monument) |
| MDV29053 | Related to: Modern pipeline or Roman road, east of Church Lane Cross, Coldridge (Monument) |
| MDV121340 | Related to: Possible Road or Natural Feature, Middle Reeve, Brushford (Monument) |
| MDV18461 | Related to: Roman Road from Exeter to Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV55355 | Related to: Western Road, Crediton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 10 2025 12:12PM |
|---|
Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.