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HER Number: | MDV47754 |
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Name: | Milestone on A385 at True Street |
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Summary
Milestone on A385 originally inscribed as 4 miles to Paignton, 8 to Torquay, 8 to Brixham and 1 mile to Totnes.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 821 606 |
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Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Berry Pomeroy |
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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/248
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV54691.
'M.S. Totnes 1 Paignton 4' marked on 1880s-90s 25" OS map.
Ordnance Survey, 1932-33/1963, Untitled Source, 121NW(1932-33) (Cartographic). SDV176796.
Milestone indicated on 1932-33 and 1963 6" OS maps. Other details: 1932-33 with additions in 1938.
Jenkinson, T., 2003 - 2008, A385 South Brent to Paignton (Report - Survey). SDV324084.
Site visit 30th December 2003. Milestone at True Street at site where old toll house used to be, on path on north side of road at junction of minor road to Berry Pomeroy. Inscribed 'To/Paingn/4 Miles/Torquay/8/?/?/To/Totnes/1/Mile'. Part sunken in path, the missing inscription should read Brixham 8. Dates from circa 1762. The milestones along the A385, South Brent to Paignton, were placed by the Totnes Turnpike Trust at varying times during the 18th and 19th centuries. The markers running from South Brent to Totnes are unusually small, triangular stones, which are difficult to espy. From Totnes the style of the stones changes to a more sturdy marker showing distances to Torbay's three towns. Several of the milestones are now missing.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV176796 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1932-33/1963. 6". 121NW(1932-33). |
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SDV324084 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2003 - 2008. A385 South Brent to Paignton. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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SDV54691 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
MDV12893 | Related to: Toll House, Berry Pomeroy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV3011 - Milestone Survey from South Brent to Paignton
Date Last Edited: | Sep 1 2011 12:34PM |
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