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| HER Number: | MDV50323 |
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| Name: | Infantry Trench to north-east of Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster |
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Summary
Possible V-shaped ditches are visible on the Royal Air Force 1948 aerial photograph. They are possibly infantry slit-trench associated with nearby pillboxes. There are now no earthworks visible and the trenches appear to have been filled in. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 289 977 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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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: SY29NE/289
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILITARY EARTHWORKS (Constructed, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Earthworks visible.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, 3199 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356746.
Possible V-shaped ditch(es) visible on Royal Air Force 1948 aerial photograph. Possibly an infantry slit-trench associated with pillboxes.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
The feature appears to be marked on 1963 6 inch Ordnance Survey map but not on the 1903/1938 6 inch map nor on the 1967 1:2500 map.
Mear, K., 1996, Anti-Tank Ditch, Lower Abbey Farm (Worksheet). SDV356751.
Former anti-tank ditch near Lower Abbey Farm. No visible earthworks, said to have been filled in.
Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N., 2001, An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster, 17, Fig. 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV320907.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV320907 | Report - Assessment: Hollinrake, C. + Hollinrake, N.. 2001. An Archaeological and Historical Desk Top Study of Land at Musbury Road, Axminster. Hollinrake Report. 230. A4 Stapled + Digital. 17, Fig. 5. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142564 ] |
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| SDV356746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3199. |
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| SDV356751 | Worksheet: Mear, K.. 1996. Anti-Tank Ditch, Lower Abbey Farm. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV45243 | Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV42342 | Related to: Pillbox S.48 adjacent to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42343 | Related to: Pillbox SV.7 at Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV42344 | Related to: S.A/T.602 Anti-Tank Gun Emplacement, next to Horslears Sewage Works, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2025 3:56PM |
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