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| HER Number: | MDV63104 |
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| Name: | Axe Bridge, Hawkchurch |
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Summary
Road bridge over the river Axe to the south-west of Wadbrook. The bridge was mined during the Second World War as part of the Wadbrook defence area on the Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 322 017 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST30SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hawkchurch |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARDSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30SW/191
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD BRIDGE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Axe Bridge marked.
Carter, R. W., 1999, Appendix B - Chardstock Parish checklist (Worksheet). SDV111546.
Axe Bridge is shown on the Henley map with a ford.
Foot, W., 2006, Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England, DA04-Wadbrook-S0016397 (Report - Survey). SDV360266.
Wadbrook defence area. Mined bridge E30. Recorded in 1940.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV111546 | Worksheet: Carter, R. W.. 1999. Appendix B - Chardstock Parish checklist. Chard History Group. Worksheet. |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97211 ] |
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| SDV360266 | Report - Survey: Foot, W.. 2006. Defence Areas. A National Study of Second World War Anti-Invasion Landscapes in England. Council for British Archaeology/English Heritage. Digital. DA04-Wadbrook-S0016397. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119869 | Part of: Wadbrook Defence Area on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV48680 | Related to: Roadblock S.RD. 51 at Axe Bridge to the south-west of Wadbrook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 26 2024 12:31PM |
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