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| HER Number: | MDV58179 |
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| Name: | Wreck of the Elizabeth on Northam Sands |
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Summary
Site of the wreck of the Elizabeth, built in 1823, which foundered on Northam Sands in 1833.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 43 31 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OFFSHORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/13/7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WRECK (Wrecked, XIX - 1833 AD to 1833 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8914.
Nb: nmr give ngr ss456263.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8915.
Nmr=ss42ne104.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8916.
Des=admiralty chart/1123 26-12-80.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8917.
Des=admiralty chart/1160f 20-09-74.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8918.
Des=admiralty chart/1164b 20-09-74.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8919.
Des=admiralty chart/1179 02-03-79.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8920.
Des=admiralty chart/2675 18-08-78.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8921.
Larn, r. + b. /index of shipwrecks in great britain/(1995).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8922.
Wreck and rescue in the bristol channel/()/(cited by nmr with no further reference).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8923.
Des=botscs/wk(1833)354/appx 8.
National Monuments Record, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV1181.
Elizabeth. Vessel foundered on northam sands, 1833. Built 1823 (nmr).
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 285 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Elizabeth. Vessel foundered on Northam Sands, 1833. Built 1823. Registered Plymouth. Master: Lewis. All crew lost.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1181 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record. |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 285. |
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| SDV8914 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8915 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8916 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8917 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8918 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8919 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8920 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8921 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8922 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV8923 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2026 3:09PM |
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