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| HER Number: | MDV2107 |
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| Name: | Old Toll Cottage, Chenson |
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Summary
A larger than average two storey former tollhouse with an angled front offset to the right. Situated on a new road made in 1828-35, the accounts suggest it was built in the early 1830s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 700 096 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chawleigh |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAWLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS70NW/1
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS70NW3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1830 AD (Between) to 1835 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS70NW3 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV54314.
Toll house at Chenson between Lapford and Eggesford Station on the new Exeter to Barnstaple road.
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 305 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 20 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
On the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road between Lapford and Eggesford stations, two miles from each, on the east side of the road. Somewhat larger than average, it has an angled front offset to the right. Similar to Copplestone and Kennerleigh in design, it presumably dates to the 1830s.
Lowe, M. C., 1992, Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust, 90 (Article in Serial). SDV40109.
Located on the new road made in 1828-35. It was built 'at a cost not exceeding £140', the builder receiving an instalment of £70 in 1830. It was sold in 1884. It is a two-storey building. The original doorway has been replaced by a window, a window added above the door, one chimney stack removed and the walls pebbledashed.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 305. |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 20. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82980 ] |
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| SDV40109 | Article in Serial: Lowe, M. C.. 1992. Toll houses of the Exeter Turnpike Trust. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 124. 90. |
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| SDV54314 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS70NW3. OSAD Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 14 2024 3:17PM |
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