Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: South Hams                      

 
                                   
Parish: Totnes        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  4 Boundary Stones
  1 Cross
  5 Marker Stones
  3 Milestones
 
 
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Obelisk
          Grid Reference: SX/8056/6033
          Location: On the traffic island in the Town Square
          Notes: Erected in 1864, in memory of John Wills who was the first white man to cross the continent of Australia
                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Marker Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/8062/6029                
 Location: On the island, to the south of the River Dart bridge                
 Inscription: Vire Island                
 Notes: The stone was erected to mark the twinning of Totnes with the French Town of Vire.                
                                 
                           
                           
                           
Stone Type: Churchyard Cross
Grid Reference: SX/8021/6046
Location: Outside the main entrance to St Mary's Church, Totnes
Notes: The cross serves as the town's war memorial.
 
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/8084/6151
 Location: On the east side of the A381, opposite the entrance to the Bourtons
 Inscription: To Totnes 1 Mile / To Newton (Abbot) VII Miles.
 Notes:  
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/7975/6129
Location: On the grass verge at Swallowfields, to the south east of the road junction on the A385. 
Inscription: TBB 1897 (Totnes Borough Boundary)
 
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/7935/6159
 Location: Behind the crash barrier of the A385, 100 yards north west of the junction with Clay Lane. 
 Inscription: 1 Mile to Totnes / 22 Miles To Plymouth.
 
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/8054/6026
Location: In the Plains, adjacent to the Dartmouth Inn,
Notes: The Fountain was erected to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/8008/6122
 Location: Beside the footpath, on the south bank of the River Dart.
 Inscription: B. B. D / H (on the reverse side)
 Notes: It is assumed that this is a boundary stone, but it is not known what the inscription represents.
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/8035/6040
Location: Inset flush with the pavement on the northern side of Fore Street.
Notes: According to legend, it is this stone that Brutus of Troy first stepped on when he landed ashore in Britain.
 Stone Type: Boundary Marker
 Grid Reference: SX/8036/6119
 Location: Beside the footpath leading to the Totnes SDR Railway Station.
 Inscription: Great Western Railway Cos. Boundary 1903
Stone Type: Boundary Marker
Grid Reference: SX/8037/6125
Location: Beside the footpath leading to the Totnes SDR Railway Station.
Inscription: Great Western Railway Cos. Boundary 1917
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/8040/6070
 Location: Station Road, Totnes.
 Inscription: This Garden was laid out to Commemorate the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - 2nd June 1953
Stone Type: Milestone
Grid Reference: SX/82120/60618
Location: At the junction of A385 with the minor road from Totnes to Berry Pomeroy. 
Inscription: To Paingn (Paignton) 4 Miles Torquay 8 / To Totnes 1 Mile