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| HER Number: | MDV1515 |
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| Name: | Railway, Bampton, Clayhanger |
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Summary
Devon & Somerset Railway Company was formed in 1864 to establish this rail link between Barnstaple & Taunton. It was closed in 1966.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 024 246 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST02SW |
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| Admin Area | Somerset |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bampton |
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| Civil Parish | Clayhanger |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CLAYHANGER |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST02SW/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Bone, M., 1973, Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology, 30 (Monograph). SDV78228.
The Devon and Somerset Railway Company was formed in 1864 to establish this rail link between Barnstaple and Taunton. The railway was originally broad gauge but was converted to the standard gauge in 1881. In 1901 the line was taken over by the Great Western Railway. It was closed in October 1966.
Ordnance Survey, 1973, Sheet ST02SW (Cartographic). SDV321763.
Railway shown on OS 1:10000 (1973) map running east from ST00002476 through Bampton & Clayhanger parishes to the boundary with Somerset at ST03252463.
Thomas, D. St. J., 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, 45-6 (Monograph). SDV168.
Opened in 1873 to Barnstaple.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV168 | Monograph: Thomas, D. St. J.. 1981. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. 1. Unknown. 45-6. |
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| SDV321763 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1973. Sheet ST02SW. 1:10,000. |
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| SDV78228 | Monograph: Bone, M.. 1973. Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology. Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology. A5 Paperback. 30. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1178 | Related to: Devon + Somerset Railway (Monument) |
| MDV760 | Related to: Devon and Somerset Railway (Monument) |
| MDV984 | Related to: Devon and Somerset Railway between Barnstaple and Taunton (Monument) |
| MDV753 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Bishop's Nympton (Monument) |
| MDV1187 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of East Anstey (Monument) |
| MDV902 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Landkey (Monument) |
| MDV1001 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Swimbridge (Monument) |
| MDV1997 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Swimbridge (Monument) |
| MDV1387 | Related to: Railway, Morebath (Monument) |
| MDV1401 | Related to: Railway, Morebath (Monument) |
| MDV814 | Related to: Victoria Road Station, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 12 2019 4:24PM |
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