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HER Number:MDV120027
Name:Axe Gates Level Crossing, Chardstock

Summary

The rail crossing was mined during the Second World War. Part of the Wadbrook defence area on the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 321 017
Map Sheet:ST30SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAll Saints
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHARDSTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MINED ROAD (World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)

Full description

Foot, W., 2005, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England, DA04-Wadbrook-S0016396 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.

Wadbrook defence area. Wadbrook railway bridge was mined as part of the defences on the Taunton Stop Line during the Second World War.


Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV360266Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2005. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. DA04-Wadbrook-S0016396.

Associated Monuments

MDV119535Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument)
MDV119869Part of: Wadbrook Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 4 2018 8:48AM