Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: Teignbridge                      

 
                                   
Parish: Whitestone        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  2 Boundary Stones
  1 Cross
  4 Milestones
   
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Milestone
          Grid Reference: SX/8717/9340
          Location: Built into the right-hand gatepost of a property on the south side of the road leading into Whitestone from Nadderwater.
          Inscription: From Exon III Miles 1756
                Notes: This stone partners the one below in the same gateway.
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/8718/9340                
 Location: Built into the left-hand gatepost of a property on the south side of the road leading into Whitestone from Nadderwater.                
 Inscription: From Exon III Miles 1756                
 Notes: This stone partners the one above in the same gateway.                
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Churchyard Cross Shaft
                Grid Reference: SX/8690/9438
                Location: In the eastern corner of Whitestone Churchyard.
                Notes: It is likely that this was once a wayside cross that has been brought into the churchyard for safekeeping.
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone              
 Grid Reference: SX/8841/9263              
 Location: On the south side of the road from Pocombe Bridge to Tedburn St Mary, 15 metres to the east of its junction with Cutteridge Lane.              
 Inscription: Alphington P / Kenton P (Parish)              
 Notes: Although the stone now lies on the border of the Parishes of Holcombe Burnell and Whitestone, it originally marked the boundary of Alphington and Kenton whose parishes were then much larger than they are today.              
                       
                       
              Stone Type: Boundary Stone
              Grid Reference: SX/8819/9269
              Location: Set against the southern parapet of the bridge over the Alphin Brook on the road from Pocombe Bridge to Tedburn St Mary.
              Inscription: Kenton P / Alphington P (Parish)
              Notes: Although the stone now lies on the border of the Parishes of Holcombe Burnell and Whitestone, it originally marked the boundary of Alphington and Kenton whose parishes were then much larger than they are today.
                         
                         
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/8773/9274                
 Location: On the south side of the road from Pocombe Bridge to Tedburn St Mary, set against a 'Reduce Speed Now' sign.                
 Inscription: 3 Miles from Exon (Exeter)                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Milestone
                Grid Reference: SX/8652/9297
                Location: Set against the wall of the Traveller's Rest Inn, to the left of the main entrance.
                Inscription: IV Mile From Exon (4 miles from Exeter).
                Notes: This 'Milestone' is unusual in that it is a wooden post.