Shute: stone gateposts
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Image: © Martin Bodman Taken: 6 Dec 2006
Looking north-north-west on the road from Seaton and Colyton. A public footpath runs on ahead. The main road rounds the corner to join the A35 at Taunton Cross. On the right a lane leads to Shute Hill Farm; this was once a Roman road linking the Fosse Way with Exeter. The gateposts probably relate to Shute House, a property once belonging to the Pole family, and they – together with the Roman road – mark the parish boundary