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HER Number:MDV74609
Name:Braunton to Velator Road

Summary

A road, shown on an early 19th century map leading 'from Braunton Town', was truncated by the construction of the railway, and now only survives as a slight depression.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 486 358
Map Sheet:SS43NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBraunton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRAUNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROAD (Unknown date)

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 1997, Velator Industrial Link: Environment Assessment. Volume I: Environmental Statement, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV341036.

A road is shown on an 1824 inclosure map leading 'from Braunton Town' (to Velator). This area lies within the flood plain of the River Caen, and is likely to contain palaeoenvironmental deposits. Other details: Section 8.


Exeter Archaeology, 1997, Velator Industrial Link: Environmental Assessment. Volume II: Technical Annexes, 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV338471.

Part of this road survived the construction of the railway, and is shown as an access road on the 1904 Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. It now survives as a slight depression. Other details: Section 12.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338471Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1997. Velator Industrial Link: Environmental Assessment. Volume II: Technical Annexes. Exeter Archaeology Report. Photocopy + Digital. 4.
SDV341036Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1997. Velator Industrial Link: Environment Assessment. Volume I: Environmental Statement. Exeter Archaeology Report. Photocopy + Digital. 2.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV963 - Velator Industrial Link: Environment Assessment

Date Last Edited:Oct 9 2008 10:24AM