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| HER Number: | MDV52051 |
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| Name: | Milestone on A38 50 metres east of Drumbridges |
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Summary
Tall limestone milestone inscribed as being 6 miles from Ashburton on the front and 3 miles on the back.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 830 753 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| Civil Parish | Teigngrace |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TEIGNGRACE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/248
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILESTONE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Milestone marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map, on parish boundary, as 'M.S. Ashburton. 6.'.
Ordnance Survey, 1938, 109NW. Revision of 1904 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV336779.
Jenkinson, T., 2005 - 2011, B3416/B3212/B3344/Old A38 Exeter to Plymouth (Report - Survey). SDV322256.
Site visit 24th February 2011. Tall limestone marker situated on the grass verge of the inside lane of the southbound A38, about 50 metres after the exit to Drumbridges, next to the no waiting sign. Some weathering and chips to face; the milstone is in a vulnerable location. The inscription on the front reads 'From/Ash-/Burton/VI/Miles/' and curiously on the back is the legend 'III/Miles/From/Ashbur/ton/'. This suggests that the stone has been reused. Stone dated circa 1822.
This important stretch of road between Exeter and Plymouth was much improved in the 1820s as a result of recommendations from Civil Engineer James Green with new sections cut to by pass South Brent and Buckfastleigh. The old A38 retains a variety of interesting markers ranging from the original limestone ones favoured by the Totnes and Ashburton Turnpike to the cast iron mileposts of the Plymouth Eastern Trust.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV322256 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2005 - 2011. B3416/B3212/B3344/Old A38 Exeter to Plymouth. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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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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| SDV336779 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 109NW. Revision of 1904 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94183 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV2155 - Exeter to Plymouth Milestone Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 23 2017 10:31AM |
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