Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: Teignbridge                      

 
                                   
Parish: Bridford

       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  1 Boundary Stone
  1 Cross
  5 Marker Stones
  1 Milestone
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Milestone
          Grid Reference: SX/7874/8742
          Location: At the side of the B3212, about 1¼ kilometres to the north east of Doccombe.
          Inscription: III Miles From Moreton (3 Miles from Moretonhampstead).
                Notes: The stone also has an Ordnance Survey Benchmark on its face.
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Waymarker Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/7419/8880                
 Location: On a triangle of grass, at the junction of the road from Uppacott Farm to Willingstone, where the path leads in to Cranbrook Castle.                
 Inscription: D T / E / M / C (Drewsteignton / Exeter / Moretonhampstead / Chagford).                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Waymarker Cross
                Grid Reference: SX/7425/8954
                Location: On the eastern side of the footpath from Fingle Bridge to Cranbrook Castle.
                Notes: The cross also has an Ordnance Survey Benchmark on one of its edges.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Bridford Village Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/8191/8642                
 Location: On the approach to the village from the east.                
 Inscription: BRIDFORD                
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
              Stone Type: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stone
              Grid Reference: SX/8192/8642
              Location: On the approach to the village from the east (near the Bridford Village Stone, above).
              Inscription: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977
                 
                       
                       
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/8048/8831
 Location: Built into the north west parapet of Steps Bridge, slightly to the south west of centre.
 Inscription: BRIDFORD      
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/81196/86515
Location: Back against the wall at the entrance to the farm.
Inscription: Ordnance Survey B M (Bench Mark)
       
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/78665/85586
 Location: At the foot of Blackingstone Rock, Bridford
 Inscription: DNP / 60 / 1951 - 2011
 Notes The stone marks the 60th Anniversary of the formation of the Dartmoor National Park