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| HER Number: | MDV32913 |
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| Name: | Milestone, 3 miles from Barnstaple, Fremington |
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Summary
Granite milestone inscribed '3 BARUM'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 521 310 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Fremington |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FREMINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SW/90
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 as 'M.S Barnstaple 3' on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map. Also shown on 1905 and 1964 6 inch maps.
Ordnance Survey, 1905, 13SW (Cartographic). SDV335652.
Ordnance Survey, 1964, SS53SW (Cartographic). SDV337848.
Jenkinson, T., 2007, Barnstaple to Bideford (Unclassified via Holmacott and Eastleigh) (Report - Survey). SDV337849.
Granite milestone inscribed '3 BARUM' located c60m east of crossroads at Myrtle Cottage in hedge on north side of road. Dirty and worn. Remains with white paint in letters. OS benchmark on face. This road is the earliest route between Barnstaple and Bideford and is studded with small squat milestones characteristic of the Barnstaple Turnpike and inscribed with distances to Barnstaple which is identified by the Medieval Latin name of 'Barum'. The milestones were set up in 1879 to commemorate the closure of the Turnpike Trust. Other details: Surveyed 20/10/2006.
Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Land to the West of Tews Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, 8, Appendix 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV352137.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV335652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 13SW. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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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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| SDV337848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1964. SS53SW. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337849 | Report - Survey: Jenkinson, T.. 2007. Barnstaple to Bideford (Unclassified via Holmacott and Eastleigh). Devon Milestone Survey. A4 Stapled. |
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| SDV352137 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Land to the West of Tews Lane, Bickington, Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 76470.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8, Appendix 1. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 24 2014 9:36AM |
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