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Stepcote Street, Exeter. This street is one of the oldest surviving parts of Exeter, located in the West Quarter. Its name comes from the Old English word for steep, rather than from step, and cote for enclosure. In 1270 it was referred to as Styppecotehyll, and had become Stepcote Hill by 1588, according to a deed.
The hill had been used as the main route into Exeter from the river since Roman times, and it was used by strings of pack horses and weary travellers. The entrance to the street is flanked by St Mary Steps Church on the left, and a pair of timber framed houses that date from about 1500, on the right. (‘Exeter Memories”. Copyright 2016 David Cornforth)
Lean over!
Stepcote Street, Exeter. This street is one of the oldest surviving parts of Exeter, located in the West Quarter. Its name comes from the Old English word for steep, rather than from step, and cote for enclosure. In 1270 it was referred to as Styppecotehyll, and had become Stepcote Hill by 1588, according to a deed.
The hill had been used as the main route into Exeter from the river since Roman times, and it was used by strings of pack horses and weary travellers. The entrance to the street is flanked by St Mary Steps Church on the left, and a pair of timber framed houses that date from about 1500, on the right. (‘Exeter Memories”. Copyright 2016 David Cornforth)