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| HER Number: | MDV16098 |
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| Name: | Ford over Spratford Stream near Willand |
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Summary
Site of ford over Spratford Stream may be on line of Roman road. Name is thought to derive from the Anglo Saxon 'straet' meaning 'paved road'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 031 115 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST01SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Halberton |
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| Civil Parish | Willand |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HALBERTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WILLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01SW/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Chalk, E. S., 1928 - 1929, Paved Fords, 20 (Article in Serial). SDV339540.
Circa 1917 the stone paving of a disused ford across the Lynor was discovered not far from the road from Tiverton Junction to Halberton.
Finberg, H. P. R., 1971, Ayshford and Boehill, 23 (Article in Serial). SDV336404.
In a charter of AD958, describing the bounds of an estate, there is a postscript which mentions a 'straet' or paved road which suggests a road of Roman origin. It may have run between Ayshford Moor and Leonard Moor. The element survives in the name 'Spratford' applied to the ford over the Lynor.
Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1992, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Allers to Honiton Water Supply (Hartnoll Cross - Roodloft Reservoir), 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV338766.
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Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2000, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Survey of Proposed Development Land at Willand, 15-16 (Report - Assessment). SDV50299.
Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm Near Tiverton, Devon, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV339485.
Line of Roman road is based mainly on place name evidence. Spratford (Bridge), for example, is thought to derive from the Anglo Saxon 'straet' meaning 'paved road'. A sherd of abraded Roman black-burnished ware pottery was found near Spratford Bridge in 1992.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336404 | Article in Serial: Finberg, H. P. R.. 1971. Ayshford and Boehill. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 103. A5 Paperback. 23. |
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| SDV338766 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1992. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Allers to Honiton Water Supply (Hartnoll Cross - Roodloft Reservoir). Exeter Archaeology Report. 92.22. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV339485 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm Near Tiverton, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.48. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV339540 | Article in Serial: Chalk, E. S.. 1928 - 1929. Paved Fords. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 15. Unknown. 20. |
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| SDV50299 | Report - Assessment: Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N.. 2000. An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Survey of Proposed Development Land at Willand. Hollinrake Report. 215. Unknown. 15-16. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV44782 | Related to: ROAD in the Parish of Willand (Monument) |
| MDV73973 | Related to: Roman Road between Tiverton and Halberton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 15 2007 3:05PM |
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