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HER Number:MDV12029
Name:Dorridge Gate Toll House

Summary

Rectangular stone built toll house with a large porch pierced by windows on each side instead of an angled front.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 614 243
Map Sheet:SS62SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishChittlehampton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHITTLEHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS62SW/20
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS62SW10

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS62SW10 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV336852.

Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 28-9 (Monograph). SDV7980.

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 28-29 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

Half a mile from Umberleigh Bridge on the South Molton road, on the north side of the road just past the fork of a minor road to the north. A rectangular stone built house with a large porch pierced by windows on each side instead of an angled front.

Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses (Un-published). SDV351734.

The Old Tollgate at Dorridge Gate. Built for the South Molton Turnpike Trust in the 19th century.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

Toll House on the north side of the road at Dorridge Gate.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336852Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS62SW10. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV349663Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 28-29.
SDV351734Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV366286Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV7980Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 28-9.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 9 2025 10:25AM