Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: Mid Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Crediton        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  1 Boundary Stone
  3 Crosses
  4 Marker Stones
  1 Milestone
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Milestone
          Grid Reference: SX/8438/9957
          Location: Set back against the hedge, on the North side of the A377 on the approach to the town of Crediton.
          Inscription: 7 Miles to Exeter
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/8271/9898                
 Location: Against the garden wall at a property on the East side of the road between the River Yeo and the Railway Line at Salmonhutch.                
 Inscription: C B - (County Boundary)                
 Notes: See note on Home Page for information on County Bridge Stones.                
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
              Stone Type: Town Cross Shaft & Base
              Grid Reference: SS/8273/0040
              Location: On the north side of Crediton High Street, in the flower bed on St. Lawrence Green.
              Notes: This is the remains of the Town Cross, which stood in the High Street, at the bottom of St. Saviour's Way.
                 
                         
                         
                                 
 Stone Type: Town Millennium Cross                
 Grid Reference: SS/8272/0039                
 Location: On the north side of Crediton High Street, in the flower bed on St. Lawrence Green.                
 Inscription: Anno Domini 2000.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
Stone Type: Churchyard Cross
Grid Reference: SS/83671/00156
Location: In the south eastern corner of the Churchyard
Inscription: To the Glory of God - June 22 1911
     
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SS/83259/00379
 Location: The stone stands at the southern edge of the Town Square
 Notes: The stone commemorates the official opening of the Town Square on 7th May 2007
     
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SS/83268/00377
Location: The stone stands at the southern edge of the Town Square
Notes: To commemorate the acquisition of the land for the Town Square in 1836.
       
 Stone Type: Metal Marker Plate
 Grid Reference: SS/83307/00401
 Location: Attached to a house wall at the junction of North Street and Parliament Street
 Inscription: F. H. 3ft 6" (Fire Hydrant 3 feet 6 inches)
       
Stone Type: Metal Marker Plate
Grid Reference: SS/83601/00281
Location: Attached to a garden wall in Church Street, close to a one way sign.
Notes: F. H. 3ft 6" (Fire Hydrant 3 feet 6 inches)