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HER Number: | MDV48392 |
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Name: | Milestone, Maidencombe Cross, Maidencombe |
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Summary
A milestone recording distances to Teignmouth and Torquay probably erected shortly after turnpike improvements in 1827, certainly present in 1861.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 923 686 |
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Map Sheet: | SX96NW |
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Admin Area | Torbay |
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Civil Parish | Torbay |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | STOKEINTEIGNHEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96NW/95
- Torbay HER: MTO48392
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XVIII to XXI - 1800 AD to 2019 AD (Between))
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
The milestone inscribed "Teignmouth 4 miles/ Torquay 4 1/2 miles" is situated on the northeastern side of Maidencombe Cross on the A379. It is first recorded on the OS County Series 1861 but probably dates from shortly after the improvement of the turnpike frorm Teignmouth in 1827.
Source: OS County Series surveys post-1861
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Present on OS 1st Edition map.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Present on OS MasterMap.
Sources / Further Reading
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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SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Sep 6 2019 10:21AM |
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