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| HER Number: | MDV13980 |
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| Name: | Toll House at Forches, Crediton |
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Summary
A toll house formerly stood at Forches Cross.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 831 008 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS80SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Crediton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CREDITON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80SW/44
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS80SW26
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD)
Full description
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 303 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
The former existence of a turn-pike gate, named Forches, where the roads fork at the west end of Crediton (possibly SS826004) is revealed by a ticket issued by Exeter Turnpike Trust in October 1871.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS80SW26 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350768.
Forches, now Forches Cross at SS83180086 is marked on the Ordnance Survey 1 inch map of 1809. A building is shown in the north angle of the road junction but it is not marked as a turn-pike gate.
A ticket was issued by the Exeter Turnpike Trust in 1871 for a turn pike gate named Forches (Sheldon 1933).
Lowe, M. C., 1992, Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust, 91 (Article in Serial). SDV40109.
There was a toll house at Crediton Forches by April 1764, when the treasurer of the Crediton division of the Exeter Turnpike Trust was ordered to pay the rent for it. By September 1769 the gate was being removed to a 'place called Broadway' where a new toll house was to be built, just south of the junction between the roads to Chulmleigh and South Molton.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 303. |
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| SDV350768 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS80SW26. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital. [Mapped feature: #5503 ] |
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| SDV40109 | Article in Serial: Lowe, M. C.. 1992. Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 124. 91. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13978 | Related to: Toll House at Frogmire, Sandford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 8 2024 3:58PM |
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