Milestone At Ngr 743 528 About 440 Metres South Of Cleave Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Milestone.

Milestone At Ngr 743 528 About 440 Metres South Of Cleave Farmhouse

WRENN ID: keen-cornice-torch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: South Hams
Country: England
Date first listed: 26 April 1993
Type: Milestone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

DIPTFORD SX75SW Milestone at NGR 743 528 8/225 about 440 metres S of Cleave Farmhouse

Milestone. Circa 1824 Small granite monolith with roughly rounded top and splayed front inscribed in upper and lower case lettering with serifs; the right hand side "To Dart no 10" the left hand side "To Mod 6½" It seems the stone has been put on the wrong side of the roof because Modbury is to the right (west) and Dartmouth is to the left (east). The 1824 Turnpike Act initiated the Darmouth-Modbury Turnpike Trust. Source: W. Albert the Turnpike Road System in England 1663-1840. page 221.

Listing NGR: SX7435752832

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