Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: Mid Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Upton Pyne        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  3 Boundary Stones
  3 Crosses
  2 Milestones
  1 Monument
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Churchyard Cross
          Grid Reference: SX/9102/9770
          Location: Inside the Churchyard at Upton Pyne.
          Notes: The cross serves as the village war memorial
                   
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
                                 
 Stone Type: Churchyard Cross Shaft & Base                
 Grid Reference: SX/9101/9770                
 Location: Inside the Churchyard at Upton Pyne.                
 Notes: The head of this quite substantial cross is now missing.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Northcote Memorial Monument
                Grid Reference: SX/9105/9766
                Location: On the south east side of the road running through Upton Pyne, opposite the lane leading to the church.
                Notes: The monument is a memorial to Hugh Oliver Northcote (1854-1900) and his daughter Cicely Julia Monica (1885-1904).
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/9118/9833                
 Location: Set into the base of the hedge, on the south east side of the north eastern fork of the road near Pye Corner, Upton Pyne.                
 Inscription: 4 Miles to Exeter (Inscription now illegible).                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Cross Shaft & Base
                Grid Reference: SX/9168/9636
                Location: Set back in the shrubs, on the south western edge of New Wood, Upton Pyne, about 3 metres from the footpath.
                Notes: The head of this cross is now missing.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/9070/9604                
 Location: On the south eastern side of the road from Cowley to Upton Pyne, between the River Creedy and railway bridges.                
 Inscription: C - (County Bridge Stone - see note on Home Page)                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Milestone
                Grid Reference: SX/9082/9691
                Location: At the roadside, about 100 metres south of the Upton Pyne village sign.
                Inscription: 3 Miles To Exeter (Front) - From Exon VIII Miles (Rear)
                Notes: From the rear inscription, it is obvious that this milestone has been moved much nearer to Exeter than it's original position and the front inscribed accordingly.
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/9028/9658              
 Location: On the bend of the A377, at the entrance to a private house.              
 Inscription: Upton Pyne              
 Notes: The left-hand side shows the boundary of Newton St Cyres.              
                         
                         
                                 
                Stone Type: Boundary Stone
                Grid Reference: SX/8988/9889
                Location: On the corner of the junction signposted to Upton Pyne.
                Inscription: Upton Pyne P
                Notes: The right-hand side shows the boundary of Newton St Cyres.