Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: Teignbridge                      

 
                                   
Parish: Newton Abbot        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  7 Boundary Stones
  1 Cross
  6 Marker Stones
  3 Milestones
   
   
                           
                           
         
          Stone Type: Town War Memorial
          Grid Reference: SX/8644/7134
          Location: At the junction of The Avenue and Queen Street, Newton Abbot.
          Inscription: Pro Patria / These Tablets were Erected to Honour and Record the Names of Those who made the Supreme Sacrifice
               
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
               
 Stone Type: Milestone              
 Grid Reference: SX/8564/7201              
 Location: On the south side of Jetty Marsh Road, Newton Abbot, about 40 metres down from the roundabout (with the A382).              
 Inscription: Torquay 7 Miles / Teignmouth 7 Miles / Ashburton 7 Miles / Bovey Tracey 6 Miles.              
 Plaque Inscription: Devon County Council / Jetty Marsh Relief Road / Opened by Cllr. F J Symons / Vice Chairman County Council / June 1998                
               
                                 
                           
                           
               
                Stone Type: Boundary Stone
                Grid Reference: SX/8546/7097
                Location: On the north side of the A381, Newton Abbot to Abbotskerswell Road, at the junction with Linden Terrace.
                Inscription: T B / N B
                Notes: The stone also has an Ordnance Survey benchmark.
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
               
 Stone Type: Turnpike Marker Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/8616/7113              
 Location: Built into the raised footpath wall on the south side of East Street, opposite the King Street junction.              
 Inscription: End of the Dartmouth and Torquay Turnpike.              
               
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
               
                Stone Type: Milestone
                Grid Reference: SX/8728/7064
                Location: Set against the wall on the north side of Shaldon Road, Newton Abbot, a few metres to the west of the Queensway Junction.
                Inscription: From Newton 1 Mile
               
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
               
 Stone Type: Marker Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/8777/7047              
 Location: On the grass verge at the junction of St Marychurch Road and Newtake Rise, Newton Abbot.              
 Inscription: Rey Mill 1743              
               
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
               
                Stone Type: Boundary Stone
                Grid Reference: SX/8828/7102
                Location: On the grass verge, on the south east side of Shaldon Road, at the top of the hill and very close to the 40mph sign.
                Inscription: N A (Newton Abbot) - The reverse side shows H C (Haccombe with Combe).
               
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
               
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/8424/7328              
 Location: On the grass verge at Forches Cross, Newton Abbot on the A382.              
 Inscription: N A (Newton Abbot) - The reverse side shows T G (Teigngrace).              
 Notes: The stone shares its boundary with Teigngrace.                
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Milestone
                Grid Reference: SX/8320/7489
                Location: On the south west side of the A382, almost opposite the entrance to the Stover Country Park.
                Inscription: Newton 3; Bovey 2.6.0; Moreton 9.2.0.
                Notes: The stone also has an Ordnance Survey benchmark at the top of its main face.
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
 Stone Type: Marker Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/861/721              
 Location: Built into the end of the jetty wall on the Stover Canal.              
 Inscription: Geo. Templer Esqr. 1824              
             
                         
                         
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/8309/7506
Location: On the north-east verge of the A382, at the entrance of the cycle path to the Stover Country Park. 
Inscription: N A (Newton Abbot)
Notes: The stone shares its border with the Parish of Ilsington.
 Stone Type: Churchyard Cross
 Grid Reference: SX/8518/7212
 Location: At the back of the Highweek Parish Churchyard.
 Notes: The cross serves as the parish war memorial.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/8331/7467
Location: On the western verge of the A382, just south of the roundabout.
Inscription: N A (Newton Abbot)
Notes: The stone shares it's Boundary with Ilsington.
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/8704/7069
 Location: In the central reservation of Torquay Road (A381), just to the west of the Penn Inn Roundabout.
 Inscription: Coombeintinhead / Woolborough
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/8691/7163
Location: On the south west bank of the River Teign at the Town Quay.
Inscription: Town Quay / Newton Abbot / Templer Way / Haytor / Teignmouth
Notes: The stone marks the path of the Templer Way through Newton Abbot.
       
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX8441/7088
 Location: Beside the path above Puritan's Pit, Bradley Woods.
 Inscription: The Puritan's Pit / Bradley Woods
 Notes: The plaque attached to the stone relates the history of the pit.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX8492/7005
Location: Against a garden fence on the north side of Ogwell Road, East Ogwell.
Inscription: NA/OGL (Newton Abbot/Ogwell)