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| HER Number: | MDV52920 |
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| Name: | Pillbox SV.9 to south-west of Higher Abbey Farm, Axminster |
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Summary
Site of a Vickers heavy machine gun pillbox. It was demolished after the war as it was in a ploughed field. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 286 970 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Axminster |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | AXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29NE/305
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Royal Air Force, 1948, RAF/CPE/UK/2431, 4198 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356746.
Rectangular pillbox of type built to house Vickers heavy machine gun visible. Blast wall and door on south side.
Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills lists rectangular concrete pillbox facing west at SY286969.
Horner, B., 1994, Taunton Stop Line Survey (Personal Comment). SDV360458.
Location map in HER.
Mear, K., 1996, Former Pillbox, Higher Abbey Farm (Worksheet). SDV356748.
Pillbox no longer there. Blown up because the field was to be ploughed.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 7 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Vickers HMG pillbox SV.9 of type FW3/27.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1166 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Pillbox visible on 1948 Aerial Photograph. May represent pillbox recorded on ground at SY 286 969.
SMR.
Hunt, D., 2006, River Axe Defences (Correspondence). SDV325537.
The policy for removing pillboxes after the war was that any on arable land would be removed and those on pasture would not.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV109230 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1998. The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AI/S/3. Photocopy. 7. |
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| SDV325537 | Correspondence: Hunt, D.. 2006. River Axe Defences. Letter. |
| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94481 ] |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1166. |
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| SDV356746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1948. RAF/CPE/UK/2431. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4198. |
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| SDV356748 | Worksheet: Mear, K.. 1996. Former Pillbox, Higher Abbey Farm. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV360458 | Personal Comment: Horner, B.. 1994. Taunton Stop Line Survey. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV52921 | Related to: Pillbox S.52 to south-west of Higher Abbey Farm, Axminster (Monument) |
| MDV52919 | Related to: Pillbox SV.10 to south of Higher Abbey Farm, Axminster (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2025 8:33AM |
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