Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: Exeter                      

 
                                   
Parish: Heavitree        
                                       
                                       
                             
 Page Contents:  
  9 Boundary Stones
  1 Cross
  3 Marker Stones 
  1 Milestone
   
   
                       
                       
     
     
      Stone Type: Boundary Stone
      Grid Reference: SX/9344/9251
        Location: On the north side of Heavitree Road at the Livery Dole Junction, set back against the wall beside a bench.
              Inscription: St Sidwells P / Heavitree P
             
                         
 
         
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone          
 Grid Reference: SX/9338/9269          
 Location: On the east side of Polsloe Road, set back against the wall near the pedestrian crossing.          
 Inscription: E / H (Exeter / Heavitree)          
         
         
            Stone Type: Boundary Stone
            Grid Reference: SX/9310/9388
            Location: Set into the floor of the traffic island to the north exit of the Old Tiverton Road roundabout.
            Inscription: Heavitree P / St Sidwells P
           
     
           
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone            
 Grid Reference: SX/9311/9262            
 Location: On the south side of Heavitree Road, set back against the wall at the St Luke's Campus of Exeter University.            
 Inscription: 1 8 / H P (Heavitree Parish)            
           
           
             
              Stone Type: Boundary Stone
              Grid Reference: SX/9297/9239
              Location: On the north side of Magdalen Road, at the junction with College Avenue.
              Inscription: 1 8 / H P (Heavitree Parish)
              Notes: An Ordnance Survey Benchmark has been cut into the end of the brick wall adjacent to the Boundary Stone.
             
             
       
 
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/9653/9304              
 Location: Set into the pavement, beside the traffic lights, on the north west side of Honiton Road (A30), between Cumberland Way and the M5 slip road.              
 Inscription: 18 - HP - 97; (Heavitree Parish)              
             
             
     
           
            Stone Type: Boundary Stone
            Grid Reference: SX/967/908
            Location: On the east side of Clyst Road, beside the signpost at the Old Rydon Lane Junction.
            Notes: The inscription is now illegible, but it is understood that this stone marks the boundary between the parishes of Topsham and Heavitree.
           
           
           
     
           
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone            
 Grid Reference: SX/9707/9112            
 Location: At the western end and standing against the northern parapet of the old bridge to Clyst St Mary.            
 Inscription: Heavitree P / St Mary Clyst P            
           
           
         
          Stone Type: Boundary Stone
          Grid Reference: SX/9407/9618
          Location: The stone is set deep into the hedge behind the 30mph sign, at the Stoke Post crossroads, on the west side of the road.
          Notes: The inscription is now illegible, but it is understood that it marks the boundary between the parishes of Stoke Canon and Heavitree.
         
         
         
   
   
                                 
 Stone Type: Chapel Cross              
 Grid Reference: SX/9460/9194              
 Location: Just inside the entrance to the old St Loye's Chapel site, off Rifford Road.              
 Notes: The ruins of St Loye's Chapel, with 3 main walls still standing, are set back behind the cross.              
             
               
         
                           
                         
Stone Type: Marker Lamp Post
Grid Reference: SX/9382/9242
Location: At the junction of North Street with Fore Street, Heavitree.
Inscription: Presented to his Native Parish / J.R. Nethercott Esq. / Chairman of the Council 1911-12.
 Stone Type: Marker Lamp Post
 Grid Reference: SX/9358/9244
 Location: At the junction of Fore Street, Heavitree and Magdalen Road.
 Inscription: Charles George Gordon / 26th January 1885.
 Notes: "Gordon of Khartoum" was friendly with the Reverend Barnes, vicar of the local Parish Church.
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SX/9425/9237
Location: Set back into the roadside wall opposite No. 149 Fore Street, Heavitree.
Inscription: 15 Miles to Honiton / 1 Mile to Exeter / 175 Miles to London
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/93029/92662
 Location: Heavitree Road, above the entrance gates to the St Luke's Campus.
 Inscription: To Extend and Improve National Education According to the Doctrine . . .
 Notes: The rest of the inscription has now become eroded and illegible.