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| HER Number: | MDV47131 |
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| Name: | Worway Stone, Kentisbeare, Broadhembury, Sheldon Parish Boundary Junction |
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Summary
Worway Stone at the junction of Kentisbeare, Broadhembury and Sheldon parish boundaries
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 099 070 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST00NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Broadhembury |
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| Civil Parish | Kentisbeare |
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| Civil Parish | Sheldon |
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| District | East Devon |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KENTISBEARE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHELDON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BROADHEMBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST00NE/55
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XVI to XXI - 1501 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, 1831, Plan of Sheldon Common (Cartographic). SDV338944.
The place-name at the junction of the parish boundaries for Kentisbeare, Broadhembury and Sheldon, is 'Worway Stone', on the 1831 plan of Sheldon Common.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
A boundary stone is marked as 'B.S' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
A boundary stone is marked as 'B.S' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 58NW (Cartographic). SDV335827.
A 'Boundary Stone' is marked on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch map.
Goodall, 1982, Oral Information from Mrs Goodall, the Clerk to Kentisbeare Parish Council (Personal Comment). SDV338934.
Orway or Worway Stone is mentioned in 1543 according to H. Barret, a local historian. The location though, is given as Orway Cross (at ST08280690).
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.
Ordnance Survey, 2007, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV337643.
A boundary stone is marked on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV324187 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound. |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV335827 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 58NW. 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). |
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| SDV337643 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2007. MasterMap. MasterMap. Digital. |
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| SDV338934 | Personal Comment: Goodall. 1982. Oral Information from Mrs Goodall, the Clerk to Kentisbeare Parish Council. Not Applicable. |
| SDV338944 | Cartographic: Unknown. 1831. Plan of Sheldon Common. 2729 2/E3. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19100 | Related to: The Orway or Orway Cross Boundary Stone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 9 2007 9:48AM |
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