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| HER Number: | MDV43483 |
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| Name: | Boundary Stone, Blackpost Cross, Totnes |
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Summary
A small round-headed boundary stone marking the 1832 extended borough boundary is located on the grass verge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 815 605 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRY POMEROY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/224
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOUNDARY STONE (XIX - 1832 AD to 1832 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1938, 121NW. Revision of 1932-1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV337452.
"Boundary Stone" shown on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch provisional map of 1938.
HERALD EXPRESS, 1986, Boundary Stones to be Restored (Article in Serial). SDV325925.
Historic boundary stones round Totnes are to be restored by Devon County Council.
Totnes town councillor heard that the recent beating of the bounds was supported by 200 people but some problems were encountered finding some of the boundary stones. Some protection to be put around the stones on the highways.
Masson Phillips, E. N., 1986, The bounds of the Borough of Totnes, 22 (Article in Serial). SDV149859.
Near the junction of the Torquay Road and Blackpost Lane at SX81556055. A small round-headed boundary stone marking the 1832 extended borough boundary on the grass verge, incised B B on the face.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
'BS' marked on the MasterMap 2012.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149859 | Article in Serial: Masson Phillips, E. N.. 1986. The bounds of the Borough of Totnes. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 118. A5 Hardback. 22. |
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| SDV325925 | Article in Serial: HERALD EXPRESS. 1986. Boundary Stones to be Restored. Herald Express. Photocopy + Digital. |
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| SDV337452 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 121NW. Revision of 1932-1933 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #91723 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 18 2018 12:12PM |
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