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Exeter

Exeter- the 15th burh to be cited in the Burghal Hidage

Kingdom Type of Burh No. of Hides O.S. Grid Ref
Wessex Burghal Town 734 SX91919247

O.S. Map 1:50,000 – licence: Anquet Maps
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Aerial Photograph – licence: Memory Map

Burhs in order of citation

1 Eorpeburnan 2 Hastings 3 Lewes 4 Burpham 5 Chichester 6 Portchester 7 Southampton 8 Winchester 9 Wilton 10 Chisbury 11 Shaftesbury 12 Christchurch 13 Wareham 14 Bridport 15 Exeter 16 Halwell 17 Lydford
18 Pilton 19 Watchet 20 Axbridge 21 Lyng 22 Langport 23 Bath 24 Malmesbury 25 Cricklade 26 Oxford 27 Wallingford 28 Buckingham 29 Sashes 30 Eashing 31 Southwark 32 Worcester 33 Warwick

It is likely that Exeter re-used the Roman Wall as the burghal defences, as was the case with Bath and Winchester, but both Chichester and Exeter have an expected circumference, according to their hidage, that is smaller than the circumference of the walls see here… This is presumably because only part of the Roman defences were used.

Alfred le Grand et les burhs planifiés anglo-saxons

Exeter Roman City Wall
image: Devon Live

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