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| HER Number: | MDV9618 |
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| Name: | Copythorne Road, Churston Fetters |
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Summary
The road from Churston Church to Monksbridge is reputed to be Roman in origin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 909 559 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURSTON FERRERS |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95NW/23
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD? (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.
Vis=6/11/1956(os) ancient possibly roman road. The road from churston church to monksbridge is very old and was once marked with stone crosses and had been used as the lych road from christchurch churston ferrers to the cemetery at higher brixham, it is rumoured to be of roman origin. In a newly ploughed field about 6 yards off and parallel to the road is a line of close packed soil about six feet wide.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV24 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. OSA. Card Index. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #110043 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9603 | Related to: Cairn near Churston Ferrers Church (Monument) |
| MDV124137 | Related to: Track parallel to Copythorne Road, Brixham (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7842 - Field walking and excavation at Churston Court Farm, Churston Ferrers
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2019 1:24PM |
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