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HER Number: | MDV753 |
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Name: | RAILWAY in the Parish of Bishop's Nympton |
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Summary
The devon and somerset railway company was formed in 1864 to establish this rail link between barnstaple and taunton. Originally broad gauge but converted to standard width in 1881. Taken-over by gwr in 1901 and closed in october 1966 (bone). Vis=23/7/1992 (bannister) disused railway line (c. Ngr 80302650). Gwr devon + somerset branch (gazetteer).
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 775 267 |
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Map Sheet: | SS72NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bishop's Nympton |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NE/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RAILWAY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV61730.
Bone, m. /barnstaple's industrial archaeology/(1973)30.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV61731.
Thomas, d. St. J. /a regional history of railways of great britain/1(1981)45-46.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV61732.
Turton, s. D. + weddell, p. J. /archaeological assessment of whitechapel moor leisure development bishop's nympton/(1993)5/(emafu report 93.83).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV61733.
Des=bannister, n. R. /molland estate survey gazetteer/(23/7/1992)/125/in smr.
GAZETTEER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV67645.
The devon and somerset railway company was formed in 1864 to establish this rail link between barnstaple and taunton. Originally broad gauge but converted to standard width in 1881. Taken-over by gwr in 1901 and closed in october 1966 (bone). Vis=23/7/1992 (bannister) disused railway line (c. Ngr 80302650). Gwr devon + somerset branch (gazetteer).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV61730 | Migrated Record: |
SDV61731 | Migrated Record: |
SDV61732 | Migrated Record: |
SDV61733 | Migrated Record: |
SDV67645 | Migrated Record: GAZETTEER. |
Associated Monuments
MDV1515 | Related to: Railway, Bampton, Clayhanger (Monument) |
MDV814 | Related to: Victoria Road Station, Barnstaple (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 20 2021 10:20AM |
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