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HER Number:MDV135958
Name:Trackway from Boucher's Cottages to Rosemead, Poltimore

Summary

A trackway once ran from Boucher's Cottages, past the site of Reed Cleeve to what is now Rosemead. Only the eastern end is still extant with much of the intervening length now marked by a field boundary.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 958 964
Map Sheet:SX99NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishPoltimore
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPOLTIMORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TRACKWAY (Early Medieval to XIX - 1066 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Trackway shown running from Boucher's Cottages, past Reed Cleeve to Halshill, where it ends at the corner of a field. A short length of track links this with Dandy Lane just to the east of Halshill.

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

Marked as a footpath (F.P.). The link to Dandy Lane has been replace by another trackway directly opposite Halshill, now Rose Cottage.

Poltimore Estate Research Society, 2014, Poltimore Estate Heritage Sites, T50 (Un-published). SDV361001.

Track past the former Reed Cleave Farm leading to the former Hallshills Farm (now Rosemead). The track is shown on the Tithe Map and the 1886 Ordnance Survey map fromSX959965 to SX58964. It became redundant as there is now a direct link from Rosemead to Dandy Lane.

Ordnance Survey, 2026, Mastermap 2026 (Cartographic). SDV366713.

Only the eastern end of the trackway survives at Boucher's Cottages. The line of it between the site of Reed Cleve and what is now Rosemead is marked by a field boundary.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #145620 ]
SDV361001Un-published: Poltimore Estate Research Society. 2014. Poltimore Estate Heritage Sites. Poltimore Estate Heritage Sites. Digital. T50.
SDV366713Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2026. Mastermap 2026. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 7 2026 4:12PM