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| HER Number: | MDV55019 |
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| Name: | East Teignmouth Medieval Market Place |
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Summary
In 1253 East Teignmouth received a charter to hold a weekly market and annual fair. The market place was probably in the area to the south-west of St Michael's Church.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 943 729 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Teignmouth |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST TEIGNMOUTH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97SW/261
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MARKET PLACE (First mentioned, XIII - 1253 AD to 1253 AD)
Full description
Lake, W. C., 1904, Ancient Teignmouth (Article in Serial). SDV350554.
A market and fair, granted by royal charter in Henry III's time, existed in East Teignmouth, and the market was always considered to be the market of Teignmouth.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 181, 185 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
Pearson, A., 1985, Visitor's Guide to Teignmouth, South Devon, 30 (Monograph). SDV300876.
In 1253 East Teignmouth received a charter to hold a weekly market and annual fair. The market was held in the space now occupied by a roundabout near the sea front. The shaft of the old market cross was discovered during some digging in the town, and now stands without plaque on a patch of lawn between French Street and Regent Street.
Morley, B., 1996, Thoughts on the Development of Teignmouth: Text of a Public Lecture, 4 (Un-published). SDV291839.
To the north-east of Triangle Place, nearer the church, is an area of irregular shops and houses set on peculiar triangular plots. This is a sure sign of an ancient market. It almost invariably represents encroachment, and the formalisation, in real buildings, of stall-holders' plots or booths.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV291839 | Un-published: Morley, B.. 1996. Thoughts on the Development of Teignmouth: Text of a Public Lecture. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV300876 | Monograph: Pearson, A.. 1985. Visitor's Guide to Teignmouth, South Devon. Visitor's Guide to Teignmouth, South Devon. A5 Paperback. 30. |
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| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 181, 185. |
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| SDV350554 | Article in Serial: Lake, W. C.. 1904. Ancient Teignmouth. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 36. A5 Hardback. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21827 | Related to: Borough of East Teignmouth (Monument) |
| MDV107201 | Related to: East Teignmouth (Monument) |
| MDV9869 | Related to: Stone Cross, Regent Street, Teignmouth (Monument) |
| MDV9862 | Related to: West Teignmouth Medieval Market Place (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 12 2014 2:33PM |
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