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HER Number:MDV7023
Name:Toll-house at Whiddon Cross

Summary

There is a toll-house at whiddon cross, south of the exeter to okehampton road. Vis=1/6/1982 (griffith). Tollhouse still extant: newly hung with asbestos slates and generally in good condition.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 691 922
Map Sheet:SX69SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDrewsteignton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishDREWSTEIGNTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX69SE33
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 444117
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/69

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1838 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240718.

Osa=sx69se33.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV240719.

Des=griffith, f. M. /as above/2/6/1982. Vis=1/6/1982 (griffith). Tollhouse still extant: newly hung with asbestos slates and generally in good condition.

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

'Toll House' is depicted on the Tithe Map.

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

There is a toll-house at Whiddon Cross, south of the Exeter to Okehampton road (OS 1" 1809 shows a toll-gate at SX 69109227 near Whiddon Down; there is a Wheddon Cross at SS 924388).

Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

House has been exended in modern times.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV240718Migrated Record:
SDV240719Migrated Record:
SDV341560Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses.. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 305.
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99360 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 13 2022 9:53AM