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| HER Number: | MDV436 |
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| Name: | Rakeham Toll house, Frithelstock |
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Summary
Toll house of probable 19th century date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 476 196 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS41NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Frithelstock |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FRITHELSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS41NE/10
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Turnpike Cottage' marked.
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 306 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
Toll house near Torrington Station. On Exeter to Torrington road. Porch Other details: Plate 19, Fig 6.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS41NE22 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV18408.
A probable 19th century toll house at the road junction. NGR given as SS80192.
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 26 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
In the fork of the Frithelstock and Bideford roads one mile west of Great Torrington. A good example with the porch intact and projecting side windows.
Horner, W., 1995, Rakeham Toll House (Personal Comment). SDV18409.
Site visit 29th September 1995. Viewed from Furzebeam Hill there is a toll house standing at the road junction. This would appear to be the site referred to by Sheldon and the Ordnance Survey.
Exeter Archaeology, 1999, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 1 (Rothernbridge to Gammaton Moor), 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV449.
Two storey building with porch and projecting side windows typical of a toll house located in the fork of the Bideford and Frithelstock roads.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses (Un-published). SDV351734.
Rothern Bridge Toll House. A 19th century toll house at Rakeham Hill.
Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.
Rakeham Toll House, located in the fork at the road junction between Rakeham Hill and the A386.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV18408 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS41NE22. OSAD Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV18409 | Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1995. Rakeham Toll House. Not Applicable. |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (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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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 26. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV366286 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2025. Mastermap 2025. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143820 ] |
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| SDV449 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1999. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 1 (Rothernbridge to Gammaton Moor). Exeter Archaeology Report. 99.90. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3568 - Archaeological Assessment of SWW Rothernbridge to Brynsworthy Water Main: Stage 1 (Rothernbridge to Gammaton Moor
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 2 2025 5:37PM |
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