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| HER Number: | MDV106936 |
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| Name: | Police Station at Orchard Meadow, Chagford |
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Summary
Orchard Meadow was constructed between 1951-4, replacing the Police House on New Street. Now used as a dwelling.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 702 875 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POLICE STATION (XX - 1951 AD to 1990 AD? (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1950-1954, Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV350147.
Depicted on the mid-late 1950s historic map as 'County Police'.
Rice, I., 2002, The Book of Chagford. A Town Apart, 131 (Monograph). SDV356605.
New purpose-built dwelling was built at Orchard Meadow between 1951-4, replacing the Police House at 20 New Street.
These days, Chagford is policed from Okehampton.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
2014, Old-maps.co.uk (Website). SDV356607.
1988-9 historic map shows the police station still depicted at this location.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350147 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1954. Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 Map. Digital. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #66450 ] |
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| SDV356605 | Monograph: Rice, I.. 2002. The Book of Chagford. A Town Apart. The Book of Chagford. Hardback Volume. 131. |
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| SDV356607 | Website: 2014. Old-maps.co.uk. http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV106935 | Related to: 20 New Street, Chagford (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 6 2014 12:45PM |
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