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| HER Number: | MDV7023 |
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| Name: | Toll House at Whiddon Cross, Drewsteignton |
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Summary
Former toll house thought to have been built circa 1826 for the Newton Bushell Turnpike Trust. It takes the form of a lodge house with an angular front. Now substantially altered.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 691 922 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Drewsteignton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DREWSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SE33
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444117
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/69
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX69SE33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
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 Archaeology Division, 1977, SX69SE33 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV240718.
There is a toll house at Whiddon Cross (citing Sheldon 1933, 305).
Griffith, F. M., 1982, Whiddon Down Toll House (Site Visit). SDV240719.
Site visit 1st June 1982. Tollhouse still extant: newly hung with asbestos slates and generally in good condition.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.THR (Un-published). SDV351734.
Former toll house thought to have been built circa 1826 for the Newton Bushell Turnpike Trust. It takes the form of a lodge house with an angular front. Now substantially altered.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
House has been exended in modern times.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV240718 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX69SE33. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV240719 | Site Visit: Griffith, F. M.. 1982. Whiddon Down Toll House. Digital. |
| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 305. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.THR. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99360 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2024 10:21AM |
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