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Milestone Circa 6 Metres East of Mary Cross, Modbury

Description: Milestone Circa 6 Metres East of Mary Cross

Grade: II
Date Listed: 25 January 1990
English Heritage Building ID: 99652

OS Grid Reference: SX6689352388
OS Grid Coordinates: 266897, 52389
Latitude/Longitude: 50.3563, -3.8725

Location: Modbury, Devon PL21 0TT

Locality: Modbury
Local Authority: South Hams
County: Devon
Country: England
Postcode: PL21 0TT

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Listing Text

MODBURY B32076 at
SX 65 SE
MARY CROSS
(south side)
2/58
Milestone c.6 metres
east of Mary Cross

- II

Milestone. Early C19. Painted granite block triangular in section, c.600 mm
high x 450 mm side, top slightly saddled. Inscribed. To Dartmo 16, to Modby 1/2
The Modbury to Dartmouth turnpike through Brawnston originally was re-routed
south of there in the 1820s or 1830s.


Listing NGR: SX6689352388

Source: English Heritage

Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence: PSI Click-use licence number C2008002006.



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