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| HER Number: | MDV22519 |
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| Name: | Yeovil Junction to Exeter railway, Honiton |
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Summary
Yeovil Junction to Exeter railway was opened on 19th July 1860.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 161 003 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST10SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Honiton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HONITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19NE/70
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Thomas, D. St. J., 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, 52-57 (Monograph). SDV168.
Yeovil Junction to Exeter railway was opened on 19th July 1860.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
<18> Foster, K. + Skinner, R., 2016, A30 to A303 Honiton to Devonshire Inn Improvement Scheme, Honiton, Devon (Report - Assessment). SDV359378.
DBA undertaken along a corridor associated with the A30/A303 between Honiton and Devonshire Inn. This study is intended to inform the development of options for improvements to the A30/A303 between Honiton and Devonshire Inn.
The most substantial 19th-century change around Honiton was the construction of the Yeovil Junction to Exeter Railway which was opened in 1860. The railway line passes across the southern end of the Site heading east into a tunnel at Northcote Hill Farm.
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. 52-57. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #83427 ] |
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| SDV359378 | Report - Assessment: Foster, K. + Skinner, R.. 2016. A30 to A303 Honiton to Devonshire Inn Improvement Scheme, Honiton, Devon. Wessex Archaeology. 111160.01. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV60401 | Related to: Railway Station, Honiton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6910 - Desk Based Assessment, A30/A303 Honiton to Devonshire Inn Improvement Scheme, Honiton, Devon (Ref: 111160.01)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 24 2023 8:12AM |
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