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HER Number:MDV71045
Name:MILEPOST in the Parish of Halwill

Summary

Site of 19C railway milepost

Location

Grid Reference:SS 442 004
Map Sheet:SS40SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHalwill
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHALWILL

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MILEPOST (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey, OS 25" (Cartographic). SDV848.

Site of 'MP London 210' shown on OS 25" (1880s) map on the east side of the Holworhty & Bude branch of the LSWR railway.


Ordnance Survey, 1905, Untitled Source, OS 25" (Cartographic). SDV124124.

'MP' also shown on OS 25" (1905) map without the distance marked.


Exeter Archaeology, 2004, Summary Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Site of the new Primary School, Halwill Junction, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV1968.

'MP' marked on OS 6" (1891) map on the Holworthy branch of the LSWR with the distance indicated as 210 miles to London.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV124124Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 25". OS 25".
SDV1968Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2004. Summary Archaeological Assessment of the Proposed Site of the new Primary School, Halwill Junction. Exeter Archaeology Report. 04.02. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6.
SDV848Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". OS 25".

Associated Monuments

MDV71046Related to: Site of Railway Milepost (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM