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| HER Number: | MDV43482 |
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| Name: | Boundary Stone east of Snipe Island, Totnes |
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Summary
A boundary stone marking the 1832 extended borough boundary by a little bridge which carries the road over Bourton Valley stream.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 808 610 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRY POMEROY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/223
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX - 1832 AD to 1832 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Stone' is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1880-1889.
Ordnance Survey, 1938, 121NW. Revision of 1932-1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV337452.
"Boundary Stone" shown on Ordnance Survey 6 inch provisional map of 1938.
HERALD EXPRESS, 1986, Boundary Stones to be Restored (Article in Serial). SDV325925.
Historic boundary stones round Totnes are to be restored by Devon County Council.
Totnes town councillor heard that the recent beating of the bounds was supported by 200 people but some problems were encountered finding some of the boundary stones. Some protection to be put around the stones on the highways.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1986, The bounds of the Borough of Totnes, 22 (Article in Serial). SDV149859.
Boundary stone marking the 1832 extended borough boundary by a little bridge which carries the road over Bourton Valley stream at SX80806107. Round-headed granite block incised T B B F B MAYOR 1882 1883. F.B. was Frederick Bowen, Mayor of Totnes, 1882-1883.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149859 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1986. The bounds of the Borough of Totnes. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 118. A5 Hardback. 22. |
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| SDV325925 | Article in Serial: HERALD EXPRESS. 1986. Boundary Stones to be Restored. Herald Express. Photocopy + 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: #91722 ] |
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| SDV337452 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 121NW. Revision of 1932-1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. 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: | Sep 18 2018 12:12PM |
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