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| HER Number: | MDV32672 |
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| Name: | Milestone on Old Bideford Road, Fremington |
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Summary
Worn and damaged milestone, inscribed '2 BARUM'
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 535 317 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Fremington |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FREMINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/67
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Milestone marked as 'Barnstaple 2 M.S.'
Ordnance Survey, 1938, 13NW. Revision of 1932 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV335648.
Milestone marked.
Ordnance Survey, 1964, SS53SW (Cartographic). SDV337848.
Milestone not marked.
Jenkinson, T., 2007, Barnstaple to Bideford (Unclassified via Holmacott and Eastleigh) (Report - Survey). SDV337849.
Site visit 20th October 2006. Milestone, inscribed '2 BARUM' located about 50 metres west of turn to Meadowbrook Housing Estate on pebbled area above north side of road. Stone worn and damaged. OS benchmark on face. This road is the earliest route between Barnstaple and Bideford and is studded with small squat milestones characteristic of the Barnstaple Turnpike and inscribed with distances to Barnstaple which is identified by the Medieval Latin name of 'Barum'. The milestones were set up in 1879 to commemorate the closure of the Turnpike Trust.
Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Land to the West of Tews Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 8, Appendix 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV352137.
Steer, L., 2018, Milestone, Old Bideford Road, Fremington (Correspondence). SDV361574.
Report of damage to a milestone on the Old Bideford Road. Milestone Marker ID number DV_BFB S07. Map suggests it is this milestone.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV335648 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 13NW. Revision of 1932 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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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: #87531 ] |
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| SDV337848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. SS53SW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337849 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2007. Barnstaple to Bideford (Unclassified via Holmacott and Eastleigh). Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV352137 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Land to the West of Tews Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 76470.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8, Appendix 1. |
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| SDV361574 | Correspondence: Steer, L.. 2018. Milestone, Old Bideford Road, Fremington. Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 19 2018 11:28AM |
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