Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: Exeter                      

 
                                   
Parish: Alphington        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  6 Boundary Stones
  3 Crosses
  1 Marker Stone
  4 Milestones
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Granite Cross
          Grid Reference: SX/9140/9050
          Location: On the Green at the Alphington Roundabout, opposite the entrance to Sainsbury's store
          Inscription: None
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/9164/9046                
 Location: South West side of Church Road, built into Garden Wall, between Bleinham Road and Legion Way                
 Inscription: 177 Miles to London / 9 Miles to Chudleigh / 1 Mile to Exeter                
                   
                           
                                 
                           
                           
Stone Type: Village Cross
Grid Reference: SX/9181/9004
Location: On the Green outside the entrance to Alphington Church
Notes: This Cross was erected as a War Memorial
     
 Stone Type: Stone Cross Shaft
 Grid Reference: SX/9181/8998
 Location: Set up against the corner of the Church Wall
 Notes: It would appear as though this stone has also been in use as a gatepost at some point in the past and has been taken into the Churchyard for safe keeping
     
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SX/9121/8911
Location: At the side of the road on the hill descending down towards Shillingford Abbot
Inscription: (The inscription is no longer legible)
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/9187/8924
 Location: Against the wall at the junction of Chudleigh Road, Alphington with a minor lane.
 Inscription: Exminster P / Alphington P
     
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SX/9194/8896
Location: On the East verge of Chudleigh Road, Alphington near the bridge over the stream.
Inscription: 178 Miles to London / 8 Miles to Chudleigh / 2 Mile to Exeter
     
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/9259/8920
 Location: Set back in the verge on the North side of Dawlish Road, very close to a sharp bend in the road.
 Inscription: 178 Miles to London / 10 Miles to Dawlish / 2 Mile to Exeter
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/9283/8924
Location: On the east side of the bridge against the parapet, in  Dawlish Road near the Devon Hotel roundabout.
Inscription: Alphington P / Exminster P
     
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/9088/9080
 Location: On the corner of Hambeer Lane, about 200 metres to the South West of its junction with Cowick Lane.
 Inscription: A P / S T P  - (Alphington Parish / St Thomas Parish)
     
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/9025/9139
Location: Set back into a cavity in the retaining wall, on the South side of the road near the top of Dunsford Hill.
Inscription: St Thomas P / Alphington P
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/9019/9082
 Location: At the base of the wall to right-hand side of the entrance to the Twisted Oak Public House.
 Inscription: Ide P / Alphington.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/8946/8930
Location: Set into the bank on the north east fork of the road junction at Markham Cross.
Inscription: Ide P / Alphington P.
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/9197/9201
 Location: On the south bank of the River Exe, adjacent to Cricklepit Bridge.
 Inscription: Cricklepit Bridge / Highways Act 1980
 Notes: The stone permits members of the public to cross the bridge, without a public footpath being created.