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| HER Number: | MDV7083 |
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| Name: | Kingsbridge Branch Railway |
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Summary
Site of the Kingsbridge Branch railway which opened in 1893 and closed in 1963
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 721 474 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX74NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland-Tout-Saints |
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| Civil Parish | Churchstow |
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| Civil Parish | Diptford |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsbridge |
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| Civil Parish | Loddiswell |
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| Civil Parish | North Huish |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| Civil Parish | Woodleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WEST ALVINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Devon Record Office: 72/1113
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74NW/10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Part of the railway is shown on the 19th century map from South Brent to the south of Broadley Farm at SX73025430.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Site of 'G.W.R. Kingsbridge Branch' railway shown on early 20th century map running from South Brent to Kingsbridge.
Minchinton, W. E., 1973, Industrial Archaeology in Devon, 8 (Monograph). SDV7016.
The Kingsbridge railway. A 20 kilometre branch line of the Great Western Railway this railway from South Brent to Kingsbridge has been closed.
Robinson, R., 1977-1979, South Brent Parish Checklist Worksheets (Worksheet). SDV340722.
Thomas, D. St. J., 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, 91 (Monograph). SDV168.
The 20 kilometre Kingsbridge Branch of the Great Western Railway was opened on the 19th December 1893 after an attempt to open the line failed in the 1860s through lack of capital. Passenger traffic declined after about 1935 except for summer visitors but freight traffic remained substantial until total closure of the line on the 16th September 1963.
Born, A. + Tanner, K., 1986, Untitled Source, 18 (Monograph). SDV337657.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary, Map 6 (Report - Survey). SDV340217.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text, 21 (Report - Assessment). SDV340215.
Other details: Site 80.
Cotswold Archaeology, 2001, Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps (Report - Assessment). SDV340216.
Other details: Map 6 Site 80.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV168 | Monograph: Thomas, D. St. J.. 1981. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain. 1. Unknown. 91. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337657 | Monograph: Born, A. + Tanner, K.. 1986. Kingsbridge, Devon. A5 Paperback. 18. |
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| SDV340215 | Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 1:Text. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital. 21. |
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| SDV340216 | Report - Assessment: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Cultural Heritage Assessment: Volume 2: Constraints Maps. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 01084. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV340217 | Report - Survey: Cotswold Archaeology. 2001. Fishacre to Lyneham Natural Gas Pipeline: Archaeological Fieldwalking and Field Reconnaissance Survey: Preliminary Summary. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 1224. A4 Stapled + Digital. Map 6. |
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| SDV340722 | Worksheet: Robinson, R.. 1977-1979. South Brent Parish Checklist Worksheets. South Brent Parish Checklist. Worksheet. |
| SDV7016 | Monograph: Minchinton, W. E.. 1973. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Industrial Archaeology in Devon. Paperback Volume. 8. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4375 - Fishacre to Lyneham Pipeline Assessment
- EDV4391 - Fishacre to Lyneham Fieldwalking Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 7 2019 11:19AM |
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