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HER Number:MDV64867
Name:Wagstaffe's Gate

Summary

Wagstaffe's Gate, erected to improve access to the churchyard from the north of the town.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 713 259
Map Sheet:SS72NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSouth Molton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH MOLTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NW/6/7

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • GATE (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

South Molton & District Archive Local History Society, 2000, South Molton Heritage Trail, 12 (Pamphlet). SDV61800.

Wagstaffe's Gate was erected to improve access to the churchyard from the north of the town, and is named after Sir Joseph Wagstaffe, who led a royalist rebellion against Cromwell in 1655.


Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97707 ]
SDV61800Pamphlet: South Molton & District Archive Local History Society. 2000. South Molton Heritage Trail. A5 Paperback. 12.

Associated Monuments

MDV758Related to: South Molton, St. Mary Magdalene (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 1 2011 1:54PM