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| HER Number: | MDV22421 |
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| Name: | Beambridge to Exeter Railway |
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Summary
The Devon section of the Bristol and Exeter Railway, which opened in 1844, from White Ball tunnel to Exeter St David's Station.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 985 037 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS90SE |
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| Admin Area | Somerset |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bradninch |
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| Civil Parish | Brampford Speke |
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| Civil Parish | Broadclyst |
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| Civil Parish | Burlescombe |
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| Civil Parish | Cullompton |
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| Civil Parish | Culmstock |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Civil Parish | Halberton |
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| Civil Parish | Holcombe Rogus |
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| Civil Parish | Rewe |
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| Civil Parish | Sampford Peverell |
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| Civil Parish | Silverton |
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| Civil Parish | Stoke Canon |
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| Civil Parish | Upton Pyne |
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| Civil Parish | Willand |
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| District | East Devon |
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| District | Exeter |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CULLOMPTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CULMSTOCK |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HALBERTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLCOMBE ROGUS |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | REWE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SAMPFORD PEVERELL |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SILVERTON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.DAVIDS |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKE CANON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRADNINCH |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UPTON PYNE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAMPFORD SPEKE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WILLAND |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BURLESCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST01SW/53
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Thomas, D. St. J., 1981, A Regional History of Railways of Great Britain, 27-8 (Monograph). SDV168.
Part of Beambridge to Exeter section of the Bristol and Exeter Railway. Opened 1st May 1844 and still in use.
Gabriel, A. + Fletcher, B., 1986, Untitled Source, 22 (Monograph). SDV56246.
Brunel's Great Western Railway line from Paddington to Bristol was extended into Devon in 1843-4 going through Taunton, Wellington, Burlescombe and Tiverton on its way to Exeter.
Exeter Archaeology, 1996, Town Farm, Burlescombe proposed Quarry Extension: Archaeological Assessment and Evaluation Report, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV338195.
Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Lower Duryard, Exeter University, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV347264.
Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tiverton Parkway Railway Station, Sampford Peverell, 2, site 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV338166.
The Bristol and Exeter Railway was the southern extension of Brunel's Great Western Railway line from London to Bristol. Beambridge, three kilometers to the south-west of Wellington, became the railhead terminus, and the line was opened in May 1844. Stations were built at Tiverton Road, Cullompton and Hele with several smaller stations or halts added. The line was taken over by the Great Western railway in 1849.
Scott Wilson, 2008, Hanson Town Farm, Devon. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 12, site 34 (Report - Assessment). SDV344495.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
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. 27-8. |
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| SDV338166 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tiverton Parkway Railway Station, Sampford Peverell. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.16. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2, site 8. |
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| SDV338195 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1996. Town Farm, Burlescombe proposed Quarry Extension: Archaeological Assessment and Evaluation Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 96.08. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11. |
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| SDV344495 | Report - Assessment: Scott Wilson. 2008. Hanson Town Farm, Devon. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Scott Wilson. D118857. A4 Stapled + Digital. 12, site 34. |
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| SDV347264 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Lower Duryard, Exeter University. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.45. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV56246 | Monograph: Gabriel, A. + Fletcher, B.. 1986. A Short History of Holcombe Rogus. Unknown. 22. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV35893 | Related to: Bridge over Railway on Dean Hill Road (Building) |
| MDV35894 | Related to: Bridge over the railway at Willand (Building) |
| MDV22474 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Brampford Speke (Monument) |
| MDV18736 | Related to: RAILWAY in the Parish of Exeter (Monument) |
| MDV73521 | Related to: Railway Milepost (Monument) |
| MDV59611 | Related to: RAILWAY STATION in the Parish of Broad Clyst (Monument) |
| MDV33090 | Related to: RAILWAY STATION in the Parish of Burlescombe (Monument) |
| MDV59018 | Related to: Sampford Halt Station (Monument) |
| MDV76231 | Related to: Silverton Station (Monument) |
| MDV76237 | Related to: Structure on North Side of Railway to West of Silverton Station (Monument) |
| MDV59017 | Related to: Tiverton Junction Station (Monument) |
| MDV22419 | Related to: TUNNEL in the Parish of Culmstock, Holcombe Rogus (Monument) |
| MDV72218 | Related to: Upton Pyne, Stafford Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4202 - Land at Tiverton Parkway Railway Station
- EDV4635 - Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment of Hanson Town Farm, Devon
- EDV5261 - Watching Brief on the Silverton Sewage Transfer Main
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 16 2023 8:18AM |
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