Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: East Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Colyton        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  2 Crosses
  1 Milestone
   
   
   
   
                           
                           
         
          Stone Type: Church Cross
          Grid Reference: SY/246/941
          Location: Inside Colyton Church.
          Notes: This is a Saxon Cross, dating from around the year 900AD, which probably once stood outside the church until it was pulled apart and used in the building of the church tower.
                                 
                                 
                                 
  
                           
                           
 Stone Type: Town Cross
 Grid Reference: SY/2445/9408
 Location: Just outside the southern end of the Churchyard
 Notes: The cross serves as the town's war memorial.
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SY/2490/9245
Location: Set low down into the wall, on the northern side of the A3052 and opposite the Colyford Methodist Hall.
Inscription: Exeter 22 / Lyme (Lyme Regis) 6.
Notes: This is a metal plate mounted onto a natural stone.