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| HER Number: | MDV6437 |
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| Name: | Bridge 200 metres south of Babeny |
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Summary
Clapper bridge over the Wallabrook, 200 metres south of Babeny Farm, built in 1902.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 749 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE18
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442907
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/54
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CLAPPER BRIDGE (Built, Edwardian - 1902 AD (Between) to 1902 AD (Between))
Full description
Burnard, R., 1907, Remains of Ancient Mill at Babeney, 74 (Article in Serial). SDV282682.
The modern clapper bridge over the Wallabrook was built by Mr. George French in 1902.
Henderson, C. + Jervoise, E., 1938, Old Devon Bridges, 33 (Monograph). SDV2296.
Clapper bridge. "according to J. Brooking Rowe, the clapper bridge at Yartor was re-erected in 1888 by the Committee of the Dartmoor Preservation Association".
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX67SE18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV282683.
Clapper bridge at SX67207491.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 997 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV347052.
(03/06/1980) A clapper bridge which has one pier and stands 1.3m above Walla Brook (see ground photograph). The two slabs forming the spans are 1.3m long and 0.8m wide Immediately north of the bridge is an upright slab 0.4m by 0.7m and 1.3m high.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2296 | Monograph: Henderson, C. + Jervoise, E.. 1938. Old Devon Bridges. Old Devon Bridges. Unknown. 33. |
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| SDV282682 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1907. Remains of Ancient Mill at Babeney. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 39. 74. |
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| SDV282683 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX67SE18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. 997. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97562 ] |
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| SDV347052 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45614 | Related to: Babeny Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV45616 | Related to: Babeny Little Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 19 2022 11:24AM |
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