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| HER Number: | MDV19100 |
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| Name: | The Orway or Orway Cross Boundary Stone |
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Summary
The Orway or Orway Cross boundary stone, between the parishes Kentisbeare and Broadhembury
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 082 069 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST00NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broadhembury |
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| Civil Parish | Kentisbeare |
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| District | East Devon |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KENTISBEARE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BROADHEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST00NE/33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A boundary stone is marked as 'B.S' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
A boundary stone is marked as 'B.S' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Goodall, 1982, Oral Information from Mrs Goodall, the Clerk to Kentisbeare Parish Council (Personal Comment). SDV338934.
The Orway or Worway Stone at Orway Cross. This stone is 'mentioned in 1543' according to Miss Helen Barrett, a local historian. On the boundary of Kentisbeare and Broadhembury parishes.
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.
The stone was not visible on a visit on 21/8/1992. The site had been covered with rubble and was overgrown.
Glover, F., 2007, Personal comment (Personal Comment). SDV57471.
ST09920703 has been suggested as the correct location for the Orway or Worway stone mentioned in 1543, but a boundary stone is also marked at Orway Cross on the historic mapping, so either location could be correct.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV324187 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV338934 | Personal Comment: Goodall. 1982. Oral Information from Mrs Goodall, the Clerk to Kentisbeare Parish Council. Not Applicable. |
| SDV57471 | Personal Comment: Glover, F.. 2007. Personal comment. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV47131 | Related to: Worway Stone, Kentisbeare, Broadhembury, Sheldon Parish Boundary Junction (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 9 2007 9:06AM |
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