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Parish: |
Widecombe
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7 Crosses |
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5 Marker Stones |
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1 Milestone |
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Stone Type: |
Marker Stone |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7190/7683 |
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Location: |
On the green outside the Churchyard wall. |
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Inscription: |
Widecombe in the Moor |
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Notes: |
The stone also depicts an image of Old Uncle Tom Cobley and All on the Grey
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Stone Type: |
Churchyard Cross |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7188/7678 |
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Location: |
Inside Widecombe Churchyard, close to the south wall of the Church. |
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Notes: |
For
more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk |
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Stone Type: |
Marker Stone |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7194/7688 |
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Location: |
Built into the wall at the top left hand side of the main car park in
Widecombe. |
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Inscription: |
Margaret Van Straubenzee / Born 1893 Died 1980 / Loved the village and this
land was given in her Memory. |
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7212/7683 |
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Location: |
In the base of the hedge on the western side of the lane that runs from
Widecombe to Natsworthy Manor and about 1 mile from Widecombe. |
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Inscription: |
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Miol (1 Mile) |
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Notes: |
The stone marks the limit that French Officer Prisoners-of-War were allowed
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Stone Type: |
Swallerton Gate (Wayside) Cross Head |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7390/7915 |
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Location: |
Built into the roadside garden wall of the private house next to Swallerton
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Notes: |
For
more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk |
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7164/7707 |
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Location: |
Gatepost
at the entrance to the lane leading to Kingshead Farm. |
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Notes: |
For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk |
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7076/7633 |
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Location: |
On
top of the hill beside the road running from Widecombe to Jordan. |
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Notes: |
For
more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk |
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
SX/7212/7683 |
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Location: |
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into the bridge at ground level on the south side of the road. |
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Inscription: |
County
of Devon / Northway Bridge / Reconstructed 1980 |
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
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Location: |
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Inscription: |
The
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
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Location: |
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the Green at Lower Dunstone Farm. |
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Notes: |
For
more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk |
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Stone Type: |
Drywell's
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Grid Reference: |
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Location: |
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Notes: |
For
more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk |
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
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Location: |
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Notes: |
For
more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk |
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Stone Type: |
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Grid Reference: |
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Location: |
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