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HER Number:MDV22531
Name:Railway at Seaton

Summary

Seaton branch of the lswr. Opened 16/3/1868 (thomas).

Location

Grid Reference:SY 252 921
Map Sheet:SY29SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAxmouth
Civil ParishColyton
Civil ParishSeaton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCOLYTON
Ecclesiastical ParishSEATON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Saltworking on reclaimed land of the former (medieval) harbour of the Axe Estuary at Seaton

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: 449639
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/74
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • RAILWAY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127552.

Thomas, d. St. J. /a regional history of railways of great britain/1(1981)59-60.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127553.

Parkinson, m. /tda/117(1985)53-55/the axe estuary and its marshes.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127554.

Maggs, c. + paye, r. /the sidmouth,seaton and lyme regis branches/(1979).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV127555.

Griffith, f. M. /devon's past:an aerial view/(1988)52-3.

THOMAS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV399.

Seaton branch of the lswr. Opened 16/3/1868 (thomas).

Parkinson, M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV59968.

Built by the seaton and beer railway company. Railway embankment to colyford has been tantamount to a reclaiming bank for areas w of it.(parkinson).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1466 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Seaton Branch of London and South Western Railway. Opened 1868.
SMR.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV127552Migrated Record:
SDV127553Migrated Record:
SDV127554Migrated Record:
SDV127555Migrated Record:
SDV351568Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1466.
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV399Migrated Record: THOMAS.
SDV59968Migrated Record: Parkinson, M..

Associated Monuments

MDV42606Related to: Broad Sluice, Seaton Marshes (Monument)
MDV42607Related to: Great Sluice, Seaton Marshes (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 9 2020 7:29AM