Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: Teignbridge                      

 
                                   
Parish: Widecombe in the Moor        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  7 Crosses
  5 Marker Stones
  1 Milestone
   
   
   
                           
                           
         
          Stone Type: Marker Stone
          Grid Reference: SX/7190/7683
          Location: On the green outside the Churchyard wall.
          Inscription: Widecombe in the Moor
                Notes:   The stone also depicts an image of Old Uncle Tom Cobley and All on the Grey Mare.
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
               
 Stone Type: Churchyard Cross              
 Grid Reference: SX/7188/7678              
 Location: Inside Widecombe Churchyard, close to the south wall of the Church.              
 Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk              
               
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
              Stone Type: Marker Stone
              Grid Reference: SX/7194/7688
              Location: Built into the wall at the top left hand side of the main car park in Widecombe.
              Inscription: Margaret Van Straubenzee / Born 1893 Died 1980 / Loved the village and this land was given in her Memory.
                 
                       
                       
 Stone Type: Milestone            
 Grid Reference: SX/7212/7683            
 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.            
 Inscription: j Miol (1 Mile)            
 Notes: The stone marks the limit that French Officer Prisoners-of-War were allowed to walk under trust during the Napoleonic Wars.            
                       
                       
              Stone Type: Swallerton Gate (Wayside) Cross Head
              Grid Reference: SX/7390/7915
              Location: Built into the roadside garden wall of the private house next to Swallerton Gate
              Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
                 
 
 

 

 

 

 
                         
                         
 Stone Type: Kingshead Farm Incised Cross
 Grid Reference: SX/7164/7707
 Location: Gatepost at the entrance to the lane leading to Kingshead Farm.
 Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
Stone Type: Two Crosses Cross
Grid Reference: SX/7076/7633
Location: On top of the hill beside the road running from Widecombe to Jordan.
Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
 Stone Type: Bridge Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/7212/7683
 Location: Built into the bridge at ground level on the south side of the road.
 Inscription: County of Devon / Northway Bridge / Reconstructed 1980
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/7177/7672
Location: Close to the road, south west of the village centre.
Inscription: The Old Pighouse
      Notes: A signboard nearby sets out the history of the Pighouse.
 Stone Type: Dunstone Cross
 Grid Reference: SX/7167/7584
 Location: On the Green at Lower Dunstone Farm.
 Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
 
     
Stone Type: Drywell's Cross
Grid Reference: SX/7010/7534
Location: At the crossroads, 400 yards north of Jordan Manor
Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
     
 Stone Type: Venton Chapel Cross
 Grid Reference: SX/7214/7609
 Location: Mounted on the wall of the Chapel behind Venton House.
 Notes: For more information on this cross, see dartmoor-crosses.org.uk
Stone Type: Millennium Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/718/768
Location: On the green in the centre of Widecombe Village.
Notes: The stone covers the burial spot of the village time capsule.