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| HER Number: | MDV18461 |
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| Name: | Roman Road from Exeter to Crediton |
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Summary
Possible route of a Roman road, now broadly followed by the A377, running northwest from Exeter to Crediton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 873 966 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89NE |
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| Admin Area | Exeter UAD |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Crediton |
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| Civil Parish | Crediton Hamlets |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Civil Parish | Newton St. Cyres |
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| Civil Parish | Upton Pyne |
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| District | East Devon |
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| District | Exeter |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NEWTON ST.CYRES |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPTON PYNE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAMPFORD SPEKE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61NW/15
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
Margary, I. D., 1967, Roman Roads in Britain, 123 (Monograph). SDV24025.
Margary suggests that there was a Roman road running northwest from Exeter to Crediton, through the valley route via Newton St Cyres to Crediton as the hills around are 'formidable'.
Borthwick, A., 1999, Land off Mill Street, Crediton: The archaeological and historical implications of development, 2-3 (Report - Assessment). SDV323116.
The line of a Roman road from Exeter to the Torridge estuary is believed in part to have followed the A377 through Newton St Cyres to Dunscombe where another road is thought to have branched off westwards towards the military complex at North Tawton. The exact course of the road towards the Torridge esturary is unknown but it is possible that it ran on or close to the line of the present main street through Crediton.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24025 | Monograph: Margary, I. D.. 1967. Roman Roads in Britain. Roman Roads in Britain. Hardback Volume. 123. |
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| SDV323116 | Report - Assessment: Borthwick, A.. 1999. Land off Mill Street, Crediton: The archaeological and historical implications of development. Alison Borthwick & Associates. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2-3. |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #122711 Based on route proposed in SDV24025, ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18532 | Parent of: Roman Road in St Davids Parish, Exeter (Monument) |
| MDV108827 | Related to: Charlotte Street, Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV23402 | Related to: Crediton High Street (Monument) |
| MDV23476 | Related to: Former Main Road, Crediton (Monument) |
| MDV126834 | Related to: Roman road from Crediton to Burrington Moor (Monument) |
| MDV18517 | Related to: Roman Road to south of Crediton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 3 2022 9:22AM |
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