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HER Number:MDV76426
Name:Milestone Between Week Cross and New Bridge Cross

Summary

Milestone between Week Cross and New Bridge Cross, on west side of A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 568 278
Map Sheet:SS52NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTawstock
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAWSTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

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.

'Barnstaple 4 M.S.' shown. Map object based on this Source.


Jenkinson, T., 2001 - 2006, Exeter to Barnstaple A377 (Report - Survey). SDV344456.

Visited 23rd January 2006. Milestone approximately 300 metres south of the turning to Fire Beacon Cross, part sunk into the bank on the west side, very close to the road edge (seen from car). Legend "4/Barum/". Dirty stone in a dangerous position with scratches across face and chips to top edge. Ordnance Survey benchmark below legend. Circa 1879.


Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

Map object based on this Source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV344030Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2010. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV344456Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2001 - 2006. Exeter to Barnstaple A377. Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4621 - Survey of Milestones on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple Road

Date Last Edited:Mar 16 2010 11:28AM