Milestone At Ngr 805 529 is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. A Circa 1824 Milestone.

Milestone At Ngr 805 529

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

Description

HALWELL SX85SW 10/323 Milestone at NGR 805 529

Milestone. Circa 1824. Granite monolith. Rounded heads to splayed front and roughtly cut flat back set into bank. The front is inscribed "To Dartmouth 6" on the right hand side and "To Kingsbridge 8" on the left hand side (inscription below is obscured). These directions are inscribed on the wrong sides of the stone, therefore the stone must have been reset on the wrong side of the road. The Dartmouth-Modbury Trust was initiated by the turnpike act of 1824. Source: W Albert. The Turnpike Road System in England 1663-1840 p221.

Listing NGR: SX8047752906

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