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| HER Number: | MDV9055 |
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| Name: | Glazegate Cross, Blagdon |
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Summary
Glazegate Cross is recorded as the site of a gallows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 845 614 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Marldon |
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| District | South Hams |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MARLDON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PAIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/12
- Torbay HER: MTO9055
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GALLOWS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Couldrey, W. G., 1932, Memories and Antiquities of Paignton, 224 (Article in Serial). SDV343465.
A site known as Gallows Gate or 'Glaize-gate in Blagdon. Offenders were hanged on an oak tree here, which still existed in 1932.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Cross roads named as Glazegate Cross.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV343465 | Article in Serial: Couldrey, W. G.. 1932. Memories and Antiquities of Paignton. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 64. A5 Hardback. 224. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #55539 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2024 5:11PM |
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