See important guidance on the use of this record.

If you have any comments or new information about this record, please email us.

Summary

Milestone 1 mile from Barnstaple. Inscribed '1 BARUM', from the Medieval Latin name for Barnstaple.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1385073: MILESTONE IMMEDIATELY NORTH WEST OF BRADIFORD BRIDGE AT SS 5505 3430

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/103
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MILESTONE (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A milestone is marked as 'MS. Barnstaple 1' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

A milestone is marked as 'M.S. Barnstaple 1' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.

Ordnance Survey, 1938, 13NW. Revision of 1932 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV335648.

Rogers, W. H. H., 1942, Barnstaple Turnpike Trust, 161 (Article in Serial). SDV13579.

One of the last acts of the Barnstaple Turnpike Trust was to replace all the old mileposts with granite milestones in 1879.

Bone, M., 1973, Barnstaple's Industrial Archaeology, 29 (Monograph). SDV78228.

Milestone by Bradiford Bridge, Pilton. One of 105 erected in 1879; the stones being supplied by J. Easton & Son's of Exeter, who had their works in Northernhay Street.

Ordnance Survey, 2007, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV337643.

A milestone is marked as 'MS' on the Ordnance Survey MasterMap.

English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.

Milestone immediately north-west of Bradiford Bridge. Early 19th century. Dressed granite with rounded top. Incised with inscription 1 BARUM. Date listed: 29th September 1999.

Jenkinson, T., 2018, Barnstaple to Ilfracombe A361 and Old Road (Report - Survey). SDV338891.

Site visit 22nd November 2006. A milestone located in Bradiford, approximately 20 metres north of Meadow Road, against a wall just north of the bridge, on the east side of the road. It was found to be worn, with a discoloured base and some chips on the sides. Its legend reads '1/BARUM', from the Medieval Latin name for Barnstaple. Set up just prior to the closure of the Turnpike Trust in 1879.

University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, FID 4464 (Interpretation). SDV361978.

A milestone marked on Ordnance Survey mapping from 1889 and 1904 as Barnstaple 1.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4500 - Milestone Survey from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe

Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.