Morchard Bishop Marker Stones

Devon Marker Stones

District:

Mid Devon

Parish:

Morchard Bishop

Page Contents:
	1 Cross
	1 Marker Stone
	3 Milestones

Stone Type:

Milestone

Grid Reference:

SS/7533/0458

Location:

On the grass verge, on the north east side of the A377 at Morchard Road, to the south of the lane leading to Shobrooke Farm.

Inscription:

To Exon 14 Miles / To Barum 26 Miles (Exeter / Barnstaple)

Stone Type:

Village Cross

Grid Reference:

SS/7697/0755

Location:

In the centre of the road junction next to the village Post Office.

Notes:

The cross serves as the village War Memorial.

Stone Type:

Marker Stone

Grid Reference:

SS/7697/0756

Location:

In the centre of the road junction next to the village Post Office.

Notes:

The stone was erected in 1994, as a memorial to the airmen who lost their lives when two Halifax Bombers collided over the village on 15th November 1944.

Stone Type:

Milestone

Grid Reference:

SS/7716/0681

Location:

Set into the hedge/wall, opposite Wayside Cottage at Frost, about 850 metres south of the centre of Morchard Bishop.

Inscription:

XI Miles From Exon (11 Miles From Exeter).

Stone Type:

Milestone

Grid Reference:

SS/7442/0591

Location:

On the verge of the A377, a few yards to the south-east and on the opposite side of the road to the entrance of the farm lane.

Inscription:

To Exon XV (Exeter 15) Miles / To Barum XXV (Barnstaple 25) Miles