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| HER Number: | MDV72485 |
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| Name: | Roadblock S.Rd.134, Lyme Road, Axminster |
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Summary
Site of Roadblock S.Rd.134 on Lyme Road. Part of the Axminster fortified area on the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 301 983 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY39NW |
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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: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROADBLOCK (World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)
Full description
Royal Engineers, 1940, Plans of Taunton Stop Line, Axminster Union & RD (Cartographic). SDV325259.
Location of roadblock marked on Royal Engineer's plan.
Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 13 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.
Roadblock S.Rd.134 for Axminster, Priority 'Rear' with 13 tetrahedra and 21 mines.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Map object approximate.
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. 13. |
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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. Axminster Union & RD. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #47571 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV45243 | Part of: Axminster Strong Point on the Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
| MDV119535 | Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 17 2018 3:07PM |
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