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| HER Number: | MDV24671 |
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| Name: | QUARRY in the Parish of Axminster |
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Summary
Large disused quarry hole overgrown. Track leads up to it from main road to north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 310 967 |
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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/28
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
1838, 1449 (Cartographic). SDV103258.
On Tithe Apportionment called Coombe Close. No mention of quarry but it could have been mistaken for a natural feature, i.e. Combe.
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
Site of 'Old Quarries' shown on OS 25" (1880s) map.
1948, CPE/UK/2431/4200 (Aerial Photograph). SDV103259.
Appears disused on early aerial photo.
Weddell, P. J., 1985, Tile and Pot Scatter (Worksheet). SDV99922.
Large disused quarry hole overgrown. Track leads up to it from main road to north.
1985, Untitled Source (Photograph). SDV103261.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV103258 | Cartographic: 1838. 1449. Tithe Map and Apportionment. |
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| SDV103259 | Aerial Photograph: 1948. CPE/UK/2431/4200. RAF. |
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| SDV103261 | Photograph: 1985. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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| SDV99922 | Worksheet: Weddell, P. J.. 1985. Tile and Pot Scatter. Devon County Sites and Monuments Register. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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