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| HER Number: | MDV23402 |
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| Name: | Crediton High Street |
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Summary
The High Street became a major transport route in 1836, when the market was relocated to a site to the north. It is possibly on or close to the line of a Roman road running from Exeter towards the Torridge estuary.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 830 003 |
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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/99
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROAD (Roman to XIX - 43 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Department of Environment, 1972, Urban District of Crediton, 9 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV39769.
1743 fire destroyed much of west end of this street.
Timms, S. C., 1980, Proposed Conservation Area at Crediton (Report - non-specific). SDV354697.
Borthwick, A., 1999, Land off Mill Street, Crediton: The archaeological and historical implications of development, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV323116.
The exact course of the Roman road from Exeter towards the Torridge estuary is not known but it is possible that it ran on or close to the line of the present main street through Crediton.
Wessex Archaeology, 2000, Alexandra Road, Crediton: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV323105.
High Street and Western road are believed to represent the approximate line of a Roman road.
Mid Devon District Council, 2001, Crediton Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme, 5; Figures 1-5; plates 1-10, 12-18 (Report - non-specific). SDV351389.
Old photograph shows part of the north side of High Street, looking east, including the former town hall.
Mid Devon District Council, 2003, Crediton Conservation Area Appraisal, Section 3 (Report - non-specific). SDV345978.
An 1836 town improvement scheme relocated the market from the High Street to a site to the north. This made High Street a major transport route.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323105 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2000. Alexandra Road, Crediton: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 48168.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7. |
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| SDV323116 | Report - Assessment: Borthwick, A.. 1999. Land off Mill Street, Crediton: The archaeological and historical implications of development. Alison Borthwick & Associates. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV345978 | Report - non-specific: Mid Devon District Council. 2003. Crediton Conservation Area Appraisal. Mid Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. Section 3. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV351389 | Report - non-specific: Mid Devon District Council. 2001. Crediton Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme. Mid Devon District Council Report. A4 Grip Bound + Digital. 5; Figures 1-5; plates 1-10, 12-18. |
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| SDV354697 | Report - non-specific: Timms, S. C.. 1980. Proposed Conservation Area at Crediton. Mid Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV39769 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1972. Urban District of Crediton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 9. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18461 | Related to: Roman Road from Exeter to Burrington Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 27 2019 10:01AM |
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