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| HER Number: | MDV135979 |
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| Name: | Milestone by entrance to Great Hole Farm, Lapford |
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Summary
Milestone on the east side of the road, 17 miles from Exeter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 737 096 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS70NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Lapford |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LAPFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII - 1773 AD to 1773 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Milestone marked, Barnstaple 17 M.P.
Jenkinson, T., 2012, B3217/UC/B3042 Barnstaple to Crediton via High Bickington, Labbetts Cross and Morchard Bishop (Un-published). SDV366881.
Site visit 10th May 2006. Milestone on left hand side of entrance to Great Hole Farm, on the grass verge close to the fence. Inscribed XVII/Miles/From/Exon. The stone, which dates from c.1773, has a large chunk missing from the top left hand side.
Ordnance Survey, 2026, Mastermap 2026 (Cartographic). SDV366713.
Milestone (MS) marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV366713 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2026. Mastermap 2026. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV366881 | Un-published: Jenkinson, T.. 2012. B3217/UC/B3042 Barnstaple to Crediton via High Bickington, Labbetts Cross and Morchard Bishop. Milestone Society Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV9270 - Milestone Survey from Barnstaple to Crediton via High Bickington, Labbetts Cross and Morchard Bishop
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 17 2026 9:23AM |
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