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HER Number:MDV32648
Name:Milepost at Pottington, Barnstaple

Summary

Site of a milepost on the line of the former Barnstaple and Ilfracombe railway.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 540 337
Map Sheet:SS53SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBarnstaple
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishASHFORD
Ecclesiastical ParishPILTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/88

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILEPOST (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Milepost on the Barnstaple and Ilfracombe railway. Recorded on first edition Ordnance Survey map as 'Exeter 41. M.P.'.


Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Milepost recorded on second edition Ordnance Survey map.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #18721 ]
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).

Associated Monuments

MDV22393Related to: The Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Railway, Barnstaple-Braunton Section (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 14 2013 4:39PM