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| HER Number: | MDV23197 |
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| Name: | MILESTONE in the Parish of Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
Milestone inscribed '2 Miles to Teignmouth 3M. P.12 Miles to Newton Bushel'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 908 731 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97SW/161
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Dudley, E. R., Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV289862.
Milestone at above NGR.
Jenkinson, T., 2004, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV250089.
Milestone on the north side of the road in a low wall on the path erected by the Newton Bushel Turnpike c1765 and inscribed '2 Miles to Teignmouth 3M. P.12 Miles to Newton Bushel'. A survey in 2003 found the stone chipped and the legend worn.
Jenkinson, T., 2005, B3195/A381 Newton Abbot to Teignmouth (Report - Survey). SDV323958.
The milestones along this route are mostly intact and of a distinctive shape and tend to show distances to the two towns in both miles and poles. They were most probbly placed by the Newton Bushel Turnpike Trust some time after its inception in 1765.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV250089 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2004. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV289862 | Worksheet: Dudley, E. R.. |
| SDV323958 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2005. B3195/A381 Newton Abbot to Teignmouth. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2965 - Devon Milestone Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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