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| HER Number: | MDV31644 |
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| Name: | Milestone near Knowle, Braunton |
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Summary
Site of a milestone 7 miles from Barnstaple marked on late 19th and early 20th century maps, on east side of A361 to the south of Stoney Bridge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 493 391 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Braunton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRAUNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/85
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XIX to Late 20th Century - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'M.S. Barnstaple 7' shown.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Milestone marked as 'M.S. Barnstaple 7'.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 8NE (Cartographic). SDV59307.
'M.S. Barnstaple 7' shown.
Jenkinson, T., 2018, Barnstaple to Ilfracombe A361 and Old Road (Report - Survey). SDV338891.
Not recorded on the survey.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Not marked on modern mapping.
Watts, S., 2022, Milestone 7 miles from Barnstaple (Personal Comment). SDV364918.
Not recorded on the milestone survey. However, it was probably set up just prior to the closure of the Turnpike Trust in 1879 and, like the other milestones along the route, inscribed '7/BARUM', from the Medieval Latin for Barnstaple.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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). [Mapped feature: #138074 ] |
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| SDV338891 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2018. Barnstaple to Ilfracombe A361 and Old Road. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV364918 | Personal Comment: Watts, S.. 2022. Milestone 7 miles from Barnstaple. Not Applicable. |
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| SDV59307 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 8NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 14 2022 5:48PM |
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