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| HER Number: | MDV22510 |
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| Name: | Section of the Sidmouth Railway to south of Ottery St. Mary |
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Summary
The Sidmouth railway opened 6th July 1874. Now dismantled, sections of its former course are visible as low embankments.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 092 939 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ottery St. Mary |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OTTERY ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SE/79
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY09SE20
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SY09SE20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV336912.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Stretch of 'L.&S.W.R SIDMOUTH BRANCH' shown on 1889s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Thomas, D. St. J., 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, 60-1 (Monograph). SDV168.
The Sidmouth Railway opened 6th July 1874.
Stoten, G., 2006, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Devon: Archaeology and Heritage Survey, 22, 26, Gazetteer, Map 2, Table 11.8 (Report - Survey). SDV347996.
Site 29. No evidence of the former railway could be seen where it crossed the proposed route of the pipeline. Heritage site of slight significance. Potential for currently unrecorded archaeology low.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Cotley Farm, Fluxton, 4,11 (Report - Assessment). SDV338158.
Course of dismantled Sidmouth Railway runs along the east side of boundary of Cotley Farm and within the flood plain of the River Otter. The southern section, where it crosses Cotley farmland, is only visible as very low bank, less than 0.5m high. The northern section is better preserved as an embankment c1.0-1.5m high. There is some erosion to the section of embankment from animal and vehicular traffic. In additon long sections of railway boundary posts survive. Posts of concrete with some wire remaining. Other details: Record No 1155,6,8.
Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M., 2010, South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume I Text, 11-12 (Report - non-specific). SDV347992.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Dismantled Railway marked.
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. 60-1. |
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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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| SDV336912 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SY09SE20. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV338158 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Cotley Farm, Fluxton. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4,11. |
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| SDV347992 | Report - non-specific: Joyce, S. + Mudd, A. + Collard, M.. 2010. South-West Reinforcement Project, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Aylesbeare to Kenn, Fishacre to Choakford Gas Pipelines, Devon: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design Issue 2: Volume I Text. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 09106. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 11-12. |
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| SDV347996 | Report - Survey: Stoten, G.. 2006. Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare, Devon: Archaeology and Heritage Survey. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 05108. A4 Unbound + Digital. 22, 26, Gazetteer, Map 2, Table 11.8. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #83426 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73479 | Related to: Railway Bridge, Cotley Farm, Ottery St Mary (Monument) |
| MDV22511 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Newton Poppleford and Harpford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4199 - Devon County Farms Historic Environment Audit (Pilot Project)
- EDV5439 - Archaeological Investigations Along Gas Pipeline, South-West Reinforcement Project
- EDV5440 - Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Survey, Ottery St Mary to Aylesbeare
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 9 2015 10:59AM |
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