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Summary

Milestone on north side of old A30 road to south-west of Polson Farm, 2 miles from Launceston and 16.5 miles from Okehampton

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILESTONE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Jenkinson, T., 16/11/2014, Damaged Milestone November 2014 (Ground Photograph). SDV358561.

Jenkinson, T., 17/11/2014, Damaged Milestone Old A30 Polson Farm West Devon (Correspondence). SDV358560.

Photographs of a damaged milestone near Polson Farm on a section of the old A30 two miles outside Launceston but within the Devon boundary. The stone has become unstable and requires some sort of repair (glue or cement) to prevent loss of the upper portion.
The Milestone Society listing/description for this stone is as follows:

Highway Ref: LAEX02
SX 35893 84786
On section of old A30 approximately 100 metres south west of entrance to Polson Farm tight in bank on west side of road. Inscription reads: Launceston/2/Okehampton/161/2/.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

'M.S. Launceston….. 2
Okehampton….. 16½'
shown.

Google, 2015, Google Streetview (Website). SDV357604.

Map object based on this source.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5634 - Survey of Roadside Stones in Okehampton Division

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