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HER Number:MDV58151
Name:Wreck of the Susanna at Northam Burroughs

Summary

Site of the wreck of the Susanna, a merchant vessel wrecked at Northam Burroughs in 1763.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 43 31
Map Sheet:SS43SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNortham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SW/13/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WRECK (Wrecked, XVIII - 1763 AD to 1763 AD)

Full description

NMR, SS42NE76 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV337120.

Susanna. Merchant vessel stranded and entirely wrecked at Northam Burroughs, 1763. Dumfries to Varbrugh. Cargo saved. Master: Burgeson.

Lloyd's of London, 1763, Untitled Source (Unknown). SDV337122.

Other details: No. 2897 ( R ).

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, Admiralty Chart 1160f (Cartographic). SDV9839.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1974, Admiralty Chart 1164b (Cartographic). SDV769.

Larn, R., 1974, Devon Shipwrecks, 256 (Monograph). SDV741.

Lost 2/12/1763, near Bideford.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1978, Admiralty Chart 2675 (Cartographic). SDV772.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1979, Admiralty Chart 1179 (Cartographic). SDV771.

United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1980, Admiralty Chart 1123 (Cartographic). SDV766.

Dick, A. M., 1997, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV337121.

NMR give erroneous NGR SS456263.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 308 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Susanna. Merchant vessel stranded and entirely wrecked at Northam Burroughs, 1763. Dumfries to Varbrugh. Master: Burgeson. Cargo saved. NB NMR give NGR as SS456263.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV337120National Monuments Record Database: NMR. SS42NE76. NMR Index. Digital.
SDV337121Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1997.
SDV337122Unknown: Lloyd's of London. 1763. Lloyd's List. Unknown.
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 308.
SDV741Monograph: Larn, R.. 1974. Devon Shipwrecks. Devon Shipwrecks. Digital + hardback. 256.
SDV766Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1980. Admiralty Chart 1123. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV769Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1164b. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV771Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1979. Admiralty Chart 1179. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV772Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1978. Admiralty Chart 2675. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.
SDV9839Cartographic: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. 1974. Admiralty Chart 1160f. Admiralty Chart. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 6 2026 10:33AM

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