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HER Number:MDV134835
Name:Haldon Stop Gate, Kenn

Summary

A toll gate is shown on Greenwoods 1827 map of Devon situated outside Haldon Racecourse. This may have been the Haldon Stop Gate which prevented traffic turning west to the old road from Shillingford St George to Chudleigh to avoid paying a toll.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 897 837
Map Sheet:SX88SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKenn
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishKENN

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL GATE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Road junction with a guidepost.

Lowe, M. C., 1992, Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust, 93 (Article in Serial). SDV40109.

A toll gate is shown on Greenwoods 1827 map of Devon situated outside Haldon Racecourse. This may have been the Haldon Stop Gate which prevented traffic turning west to the old road from Shillingford St George to Chudleigh to avoid paying a toll.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142394 Map object approximate, ]
SDV40109Article in Serial: Lowe, M. C.. 1992. Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 124. 93.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 17 2024 11:52AM