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2, Fore Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Morchard Bishop, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8551 / 50°51'18"N

Longitude: -3.7499 / 3°44'59"W

OS Eastings: 276924

OS Northings: 107633

OS Grid: SS769076

Mapcode National: GBR L4.VKTK

Mapcode Global: FRA 361V.0XZ

Plus Code: 9C2RV742+22

Entry Name: 2, Fore Street

Listing Date: 26 August 1965

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250479

English Heritage Legacy ID: 432861

ID on this website: 101250479

Location: Morchard Bishop, Mid Devon, EX17

County: Devon

District: Mid Devon

Civil Parish: Morchard Bishop

Built-Up Area: Morchard Bishop

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Morchard Bishop St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


MORCHARD BISHOP FORE STREET (north-east side)
SS 7607 - 7707
Morchard Bishop
11/148
- No. 2
26.8.65
GV
II

Cottage. C18. Plastered cob on rubble footings; rubble stack topped with C19
brick; thatched roof. Small 2-room plan cottage facing south-west set between Nos 1
and 3 Fore Street (q.v.). End stack serving larger right-hand (south-eastern) room.
2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 2-window front including various C19 and early C20
casements, all with glazing bars. The pair of first floor 3-light casements have
small rectangular panes, 8 to each light, and including some original glass.
Interior has plain carpentry detail. Cottage is one of a row of 13 cottages which
together form the longest continuous run of thatch-roofed buildings in Devon and
probably the longest run in England.


Listing NGR: SS7692407633

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