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| HER Number: | MDV40337 |
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| Name: | Milestone to west of Sourton Down |
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Summary
Granite milestone on the B3260, inscribed, 'Okehampton 4 Miles'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 541 915 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SW/109
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV264656.
Milestone situated on the line of the A30 Okehampton Bypass - Launceston Bypass. Granite milestone at Sourton Down inscribed 'Okehampton 4 miles'. On north side of road 400m west of Sourton Down roundabout. Probably c19 date, and marks distance on roads of Okehampton Turnpike Trust (Trust created 1760).
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Milestone marked as OKEHAMPTON 4 M.S., on the north side of the road.
Weddell, P. J. + Pye, A. R., 1990, A30 Okehampton Bypass to Launceston Bypass Archaeological Assessment Part 1: Summary Report and Recommendations, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV264659.
Weddell, P. J., 1990, A30 Okehampton Bypass to Launceston Bypass Archaeological Assessment Part 5: Documentary Research and Field Survey, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV13062.
Dick, A. M., 1991, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV264657.
Weddell and Pye and Weddell both give NGR as SX54249157.
Jenkinson, T., 2005 - 2025, Old A30 Launceston to Exeter (Report - Survey). SDV323480.
Site visits 11th August 2004 and 15th December 2024. Milestone on B3260, 150m west of junction with A386, on grass verge between the old and the new A30. The stone is worn and the inscription, ' Okehampton 4 Miles', is barely readable. It dates from c1760. There is also a benchmark on the face. The old A30 retains a surprisingly good number of milestones set up at various times by the three Turnpike Trusts that managed it. The first six miles of the old A30 in Devon as far as Combebow came under the remit of the Launceston Trust. The road then passed to the Okehampton Trust who managed a lengthy stretch as far as Crockernwell where it became the responsibility of the Exeter Trust. The style of milestones for the three Turnpikes are quite different and range from the tall, distinctive gable-ended Launceston marker, to the characteristic large Okehampton tombstone and the smaller Exeter version.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV13062 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1990. A30 Okehampton Bypass to Launceston Bypass Archaeological Assessment Part 5: Documentary Research and Field Survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 90.37. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV264656 | Worksheet: Unknown. |
| SDV264657 | Personal Comment: Dick, A. M.. 1991. |
| SDV264659 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J. + Pye, A. R.. 1990. A30 Okehampton Bypass to Launceston Bypass Archaeological Assessment Part 1: Summary Report and Recommendations. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 90.33. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV323480 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2005 - 2025. Old A30 Launceston to Exeter. Devon Milestone Survey. Digital. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #23774 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2733 - Milestone Survey from Launceston to Exeter
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2025 4:22PM |
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