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| HER Number: | MDV118710 |
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| Name: | Roman Road through Whimple Parish |
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Summary
Section of the route of the Roman road between Honiton and Exeter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 057 962 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY09NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Ottery St. Mary |
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| Civil Parish | Talaton |
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| Civil Parish | Whimple |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TALATON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHIMPLE |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Field boundaries, earthworks and copmarks associated with former Roman Road, at Whimple
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
Griffith, F. M., 1983, DAP/A, 26A (Aerial Photograph). SDV122353.
The Roman road from Honiton to Exeter passes through Whimple parish. The line from SY04929598 to SY06559642 is marked as ROMAN ROAD (course of) on the 1972 1:10,000 Ordnance Survey map. This stretch of road was visible as a crop mark in 1983.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
ROMAN ROAD (course of) marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV122353 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1983. DAP/A. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 26A. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #77979 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1875 | Part of: Roman Road from Exeter to Honiton (Monument) |
| MDV130906 | Related to: Cobbled road surface between Straightway Head and Birdcage Copse, Ottery St Mary (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 23 2021 11:00AM |
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