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HER Number:MDV22615
Name:RAILWAY in the Parish of Kingskerswell

Summary

South devon railway. Opened to totnes on 20/7/1847.(thomas).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 862 678
Map Sheet:SX86NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKingskerswell
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishABBOTSKERSWELL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NE/300

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV282885.

Thomas, d. St. J. /a regional history of railways of great britain/1(1981)66-68.

THOMAS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV399.

South devon railway. Opened to totnes on 20/7/1847.(thomas).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell, 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV344573.

The line from Newton Abbot to Totnes was opened in 1848, with the intended atmospheric system being replaced by conventional broad-guage locomotives. Other details: Figure 2, site 36.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV282885Migrated Record:
SDV344573Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.15. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8.
SDV399Migrated Record: THOMAS.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4687 - Archaeological Assessment of the Whilborough Common and Kerswell Down Area, Kingskerswell

Date Last Edited:Dec 1 2023 8:33AM