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| HER Number: | MDV18579 |
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| Name: | The Fosse Way at Axminster |
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Summary
Section of the Fosse Way.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 303 990 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY39NW/15
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Fosse Way (Roman Road) marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Margary, I. D., 1967, Roman Roads in Britain, 113 (Monograph). SDV24025.
The Fosse Way run south-west to Axminster from Ilchester in this section running in long straight alignments.
Fox, A., 1973, South West England 3,500BC - AD600 (Revised Edition), 169 (Monograph). SDV16216.
Other details: 1964 re-edited in 1973.
Henderson, C. G. + Simpson, S. J., 1990, Archaeological Investigations at Woodbury Great Close, Axminster, Devon (Report - Watching Brief). SDV118210.
Course appears to have deviated to a fort site at Woodbury where a probable junction of the Fosse Way with the Dorchester to Exeter road was located during a watching brief in 1990.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed New Development at Millbrook, Chard Road, Axminster, 4, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV117786.
Other details: Fig 3.
Hart, J., 2010, Cloakham Lawns, Axminster, Devon: Archaeological Evaluation, 4,9 (Report - Evaluation). SDV347538.
In order to investigate the possible survival of road deposits during and archaeological evaluation at Cloakham Lawns, Trench 8 was located close to the Fosse Way. No remains were exposed, however. Other details: Figures 1-2.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV117786 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed New Development at Millbrook, Chard Road, Axminster. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.66. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4, 5. |
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| SDV118210 | Report - Watching Brief: Henderson, C. G. + Simpson, S. J.. 1990. Archaeological Investigations at Woodbury Great Close, Axminster, Devon. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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| SDV16216 | Monograph: Fox, A.. 1973. South West England 3,500BC - AD600 (Revised Edition). South West England. Hardback Volume. 169. |
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| SDV24025 | Monograph: Margary, I. D.. 1967. Roman Roads in Britain. Roman Roads in Britain. Hardback Volume. 113. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV347538 | Report - Evaluation: Hart, J.. 2010. Cloakham Lawns, Axminster, Devon: Archaeological Evaluation. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 10109. A4 stapled + Digital. 4,9. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #82279 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11416 | Related to: Possible Roman Road, Axmouth (Monument) |
| MDV18565 | Related to: Possible Route of Fosse Way (Monument) |
| MDV18483 | Related to: ROAD in the Parish of All Saints (Monument) |
| MDV11407 | Related to: ROAD in the Parish of Axmouth (Monument) |
| MDV14185 | Related to: Roman Fort at Woodbury Farm, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42538 | Related to: Roman Road at Woodbury Fort (Monument) |
| MDV24804 | Related to: Stony Lane, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5153 - Archaeological Evaluation on Land at Cloakham Lawns, Axminster
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 11 2012 11:50AM |
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