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| HER Number: | MDV21187 |
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| Name: | Forches Cross Toll House, Newton Abbot |
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Summary
Site of a large square two-storey tollhouse that formerly stood at Forches Cross. It was demolished in September 2009.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 842 732 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton Abbot |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGHWEEK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SW/68
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX87SW 15
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX87SW 25
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Depicted on the Tithe Map and recorded as Toll House Cottage and Garden (Plot 666) on the Highweek Tithe Apportionment.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Roadside building shown at Forges Cross.
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 306 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 22 (Monograph). SDV7980.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX87SW15 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341559.
There is a toll house at Highweek, Newton Abbot (citing TDA 1933).
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979 - 1983, SX87SW 25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341558.
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 22 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
Forges Cross. On the north-west corner of the crossroads of the A382 Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey road with a minor road, 1.75 miles from Newton Abbot. A large square two-storey building with a large porch, now joined to another house.
Unknown, 1993, Forches Cross Toll House (Ground Photograph). SDV341561.
Adam, N., J. + Cox, P. W. + Chandler, J., 2001, Stover Ball Clay Works ROMPS, Teigngrace, Devon: Archaeological Assessment, 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV341497.
Other details: Site 22.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses (Un-published). SDV351734.
A 19th century toll house at Forges Cross on the Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey road.
Jenkinson, T., 2026, Forches Cross Toll-house HER (Correspondence). SDV366718.
The house that stood by the roadside at Forches Cross was demolished on the afternoon of 7th September 2009.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #145020 ] |
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| SDV341497 | Report - Assessment: Adam, N., J. + Cox, P. W. + Chandler, J.. 2001. Stover Ball Clay Works ROMPS, Teigngrace, Devon: Archaeological Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. 0201/1/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7. |
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| SDV341558 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979 - 1983. SX87SW 25. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV341559 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX87SW15. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 306. |
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| SDV341561 | Ground Photograph: Unknown. 1993. Forches Cross Toll House. Unknown. Slide. |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 22. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV366718 | Correspondence: Jenkinson, T.. 2026. Forches Cross Toll-house HER. Email regarding the date of demolition. Email. |
| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 22. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4418 - Archaeological Assessment of Stover Ball Clay Works Romps, Teigngrace, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 14 2026 11:16AM |
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