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HER Number:MDV37112
Name:Milestone in Tedburn St Mary

Summary

Milestone inscribed, '7 Miles To Exeter'.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 817 940
Map Sheet:SX89SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTedburn St. Mary
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishTEDBURN ST.MARY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX89SW/48

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1906, Untitled Source, 79NW (Cartographic). SDV48223.

'Milestone - Exeter 7' shown on 1906 6" OS map.


Ordnance Survey, 1974, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV321011.

'Milestone' shown on 1974 6" OS map.


Jenkinson, T., 2005 - 2009, Old A30 Launceston to Exeter (Report - Survey). SDV323480.

Site visited on 7th May 2004. Milestone in Tedburn St. Mary, about 50 metres east of small roundabout, on grass verge under tree opposite telegraph pole. A small, unobtrusive stone. The legend, ' 7 Miles To Exeter' is painted on in black. Worn. Dates from c1823. Stone noted out of the ground on 18th October 2007, and missing by 30th October.
Site re-visited on 24th January 2008. Stone was replaced in January 2008, with a protective back slab.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV321011Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1974. 6".
SDV323480Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2005 - 2009. Old A30 Launceston to Exeter. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled.
SDV48223Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 6". 79NW.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV2733 - Milestone Survey from Launceston to Exeter

Date Last Edited:Apr 7 2010 10:39AM