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HER Number: | MDV123819 |
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Name: | Milestone on Stoke Gabriel Road |
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Summary
A milestone
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 884 562 |
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Map Sheet: | SX85NE |
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Admin Area | Torbay |
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Civil Parish | Torbay |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHURSTON FERRERS |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII to XX - 1800 AD? to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
"MP Totness" is shown on the 1862 OS County Series 1:2500 contained on a Torbay HBSMR GIS layer.On the OS 1904 first revision it is marked MS Totnes 6 miles [1]. The milestone was listed Grade II in 1946. [2}The Milestone is believed to be post 1773.[3]
The stone was located along the northern boundary of the Stoke Gabriel Road where it forms a T-junction with Mill Lane. The stone was 58.5cm high, 38cm wide and 15.5cm deep; it was inscribed "6 miles from Totnes", with the "6" being 15cm high, "miles" being 7cm high and "from Totnes" being 5 cm high.[4][5]
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1904, Ordnance Survey: Brixham & Galmpton 1904, Sheet 128NW (Cartographic). SDV362087.
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<2> Department of National Heritage, 1993, Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p. 1946-1/4/69 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV362556.
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<3> Galmpton and Churston District Local History Group, ?1998, Guide to Galmpton: Village Trail and History at a Glance (Monograph). SDV362097.
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<4> Fiorato, V.J., 2000, Milestone on Stoke Gabriel Road (Personal Comment). SDV362195.
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<5> Fiorato, V.J., 2000, Milestone on Stoke Gabriel Road (Photograph). SDV362196.
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Sources / Further Reading
SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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SDV362087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904. Ordnance Survey: Brixham & Galmpton 1904. Sheet 128NW. |
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SDV362556 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of National Heritage. 1993. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p. 1946-1/4/69. |
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SDV362097 | Monograph: Galmpton and Churston District Local History Group. ?1998. Guide to Galmpton: Village Trail and History at a Glance. |
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SDV362195 | Personal Comment: Fiorato, V.J.. 2000. Milestone on Stoke Gabriel Road. |
SDV362196 | Photograph: Fiorato, V.J.. 2000. Milestone on Stoke Gabriel Road. . |
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Associated Monuments
MDV45499 | Related to: MILESTONE in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7802 - Site visits by Veronica Fiorato March - 2000
Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:45PM |
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