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HER Number:MDV633
Name:Turnpike House to north of Kennerleigh

Summary

Former toll house which was built in 1829, replacing an earlier one.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 818 080
Map Sheet:SS80NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKennerleigh
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishKENNERLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS80NW/3
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS80NW4

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1829 AD to 1829 AD)

Full description

Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 305 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.

Toll house near Kennerleigh on old Exeter and South Molton road.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SS80NW4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV58319.

Toll house on the old Exeter to South Molton road, near Kennerleigh (Sheldon 1933). Turnpike House is marked on the 1906 6 inch Ordnance Survey map. The gate still remains.

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 23 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

On the east side of the old South Molton road, three quarters of a mile north of Kennerleigh, just past the turning for Woolfardisworthy. A two storey tollhouse similar to Chenson and Copplestone.

Lowe, M. C., 1992, Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust, 94 (Article in Serial). SDV40109.

Toll house built in 1829, replacing an earlier one. Sold in 1884 when the Turnpike Trust came to an end. A pebbledashed house with a slate roof but which was originally slated. The original porch has been replaced.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341560Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 305.
SDV349663Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 23.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97274 ]
SDV40109Article in Serial: Lowe, M. C.. 1992. Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 124. 94.
SDV58319Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SS80NW4. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 5 2024 5:23PM