Occupiers of Cross House: 1524 – 1950

  A summary of the occupiers of Cross House, Fore Street, Bishopsteignton, taken from the official parish records, 16th, 17th, 18th early 19th Century. W.D. Cleland, Bishopsteignton Village and Lanes, published 1933. ‘Cross House is situated at the top of...

Occupiers of Cockhaven: 1588 – 1939

Cockhaven probably derives from Anglo-Saxon Caec = made up way, i.e. with soil or tree trunks, and Ven =Fenn or marsh.  The way across the marsh.  The word is early found as Cocven.  The settlement of Cockaven was early composed of several families; it...