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| HER Number: | MDV16021 |
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| Name: | Roman Road in the Parish of Uplyme |
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Summary
The road is called 'Brodestrete in a survey of the Manor of Uplyme dated 1516. The name could be indicative of an early, possible Roman origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 316 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Combpyne Rousdon |
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| Civil Parish | Uplyme |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBPYNE ROUSDON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMOUTH |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPLYME |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39SW/16
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Constructed, Roman to XVI - 43 AD? to 1600 AD (Between))
Full description
Margary, I. D., 1967, Roman Roads in Britain, 25, 26, 116 (Monograph). SDV24025.
Part of the route of the Roman road from Charmouth to Exeter. Margary suggests that parish boundaries, which are often early Saxon in origin, frequently follow Roman roads. A 'straet' in the Saxon period was a paved or metalled road ie a Roman road.
Fox, H. S. A., 1970, The Boundary of Uplyme, 41, Fig. 1 (Article in Serial). SDV120527.
The road is called Brodestrete in a survey of the Manor of Uplyme dated 1516. Part of it forms the parish boundary. [Fox refers to the road as the A35 but it is the A3052.]
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1526 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
A35 [Devon section is now the A3052] follows line of Roman road from Exeter to Charmouth. A35 road called 'Brodestrete' in survey of 1516. Part of road forms parish boundary.
SMR.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Road marked as A3052.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120527 | Article in Serial: Fox, H. S. A.. 1970. The Boundary of Uplyme. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 102. 41, Fig. 1. |
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| SDV24025 | Monograph: Margary, I. D.. 1967. Roman Roads in Britain. Roman Roads in Britain. Hardback Volume. 25, 26, 116. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1526. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #126580 Based on line of parish boundary, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV115594 | Part of: Roman road from Charmouth (Dorset) to Exeter (Monument) |
| MDV106640 | Related to: Former Routeway Along the A3052, South-West of Ware Cross, Uplyme (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 22 2020 2:30PM |
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