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| HER Number: | MDV900 |
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| Name: | Barnstaple Loop Line |
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Summary
A loop line was constructed from the Devon and Somerset Railway line to the main line below Barnstaple Junction in 1887 to allow trains to run on to Ilfracombe. The line is now a cycle track.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 567 321 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| Civil Parish | Tawstock |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Railway shown on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Bone, M., 1973, Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology (Monograph). SDV78228.
A loop line was constructed from Victoria Road to the London and South Western Railway line below Barnstaple Junction to allow trains to run on to Ilfracombe.
Thomas, D. St. J., 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, 46 (Monograph). SDV168.
The spur from the Devon and Somerset Railway to the London and South Western Railway at Barnstaple Junction was opened 1st June 1887.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Now a cycle track.
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. 46. |
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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). [Mapped feature: #109116 ] |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV78228 | Monograph: Bone, M.. 1973. Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology. Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology. A5 Paperback. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV32862 | Related to: Aqueduct over Barnstaple Loop Line (Monument) |
| MDV32860 | Related to: Milepost on Barnstaple Loop Line (Monument) |
| MDV823 | Related to: North Devon Railway (Fremington to Barnstaple) (Monument) |
| MDV901 | Related to: Railway Bridge over the River Taw (Monument) |
| MDV902 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Landkey (Monument) |
| MDV32800 | Related to: Signal Box on the Barnstaple Loop Line. (Building) |
| MDV32799 | Related to: Signal Post on Barnstaple Loop Line (Monument) |
| MDV32861 | Related to: Signal Post on Barnstaple Loop Line (Monument) |
| MDV32798 | Related to: Signal Post on Barnstaple Loop Line, Newport (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2021 10:43AM |
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