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| HER Number: | MDV43539 |
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| Name: | Site of possible ford, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
A ford may have existed around this location in the medieval period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 735 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76NW/182
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FORD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Weddell, P. J., 1991, An Archaeological Assessment of land at Market Street, Buckfastleigh, 2-3 (Report - Assessment). SDV297951.
Where the Market Street plot joins the Higher Street Bridge, the houses are set back slightly from the street frontage, which may have been to accommodate a ford here in the medieval period.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV297951 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1991. An Archaeological Assessment of land at Market Street, Buckfastleigh. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 91.60. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2-3. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91741 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV43535 | Related to: Medieval market place, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV43538 | Related to: Post-medieval houses, Market Street (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5083 - Assessment at Market Street, Buckfastleigh
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2011 3:22PM |
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