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HER Number:MDV28916
Name:Bernadot, Cowley Bridge Road, Upton Pyne

Summary

A small single storey cottage, now called Bernadot, may be a former toll house.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 908 954
Map Sheet:SX99NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishUpton Pyne
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishST.DAVIDS

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NW/165
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX99NW20

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 306 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.

Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 22 (Monograph). SDV7980.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX99NW20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV22516.

Bridge Cottage. A tollhouse at Cowley Bridge on the north side of the Crediton road. A small single storey building with a door on the west side (citing Sheldon 1933 and Kanefsky 1976).

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 22 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

On the north side of the Crediton road just past the river bridge and the fork of the road to Tiverton. A small, square single-storey building with the door on the west side. Not marked on the 1 inch Ordnance Survey maps as a toll gate and not part of Exeter Turnpike Trust, though on their road.

Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses (Un-published). SDV351734.

The identification of Bernadot as a 19th century toll house is uncertain.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Now called Bernadot.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV22516Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX99NW20. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV341560Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 306.
SDV349663Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 22.
SDV351734Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #86270 ]
SDV7980Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 22.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 23 2025 10:45AM