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HER Number:MDV18273
Name:Limer's Lane, Northam

Summary

The name derives from the days when the lime-carriers' pack-horses passed along this route to and from the limekilns on the bank of the River Torridge.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 453 280
Map Sheet:SS42NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNortham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NE/79

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ROAD (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Marked 'Riversford Lane'. House named 'Riversford' on north side towards east end.


Windeatt, E., 1920 - 1921, Fishchowter's Lane, Totnes, 263 (Article in Serial). SDV339822.

Limers Lane, Northam. The name derives from the days when the lime-carriers' pack-horses passed along this route to and from the limekilns on the bank of the River Torridge.


Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

Marked 'Limers Lane'.


Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336668Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV339822Article in Serial: Windeatt, E.. 1920 - 1921. Fishchowter's Lane, Totnes. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 11.1. Unknown. 263.
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #82193 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 25 2012 10:31AM

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