Devon Marker Stones

           
                                       
District: West Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Hatherleigh

       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  3 Crosses
  2 Marker Stones
  2 Milestones
  1 Monument
  2 Plaques
   
                                 
                         
                         
        Stone Type: Churchyard Cross
        Grid Reference: SS/5412/0458
        Location: Just inside the gate to the main entrance of Hatherleigh Church
        Notes: The cross serves as the Town's War Memorial.
                 
                       
                       
 Stone Type: Hatherleigh Bridge Plaque              
 Grid Reference: SS/5406/0418              
 Location: Built into the north parapet of Hatherleigh Bridge.              
 Inscription: Devon County Council - Bridges & Main Roads Committee - Western Division - 1929.              
               
                       
                       
              Stone Type: Hatherleigh Bridge Plaque
              Grid Reference: SS/5406/0417
              Location: Built into the south parapet of Hatherleigh Bridge.
              Inscription: Hatherleigh Bridge - Rebuilt 1929 - At the Joint Expense of Devon County Council & Ministry of Transport.
               
                         
                         
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SS/5422/0468                
 Location: Set into the bank on the eastern side of Oakfield Road, Hatherleigh, 25 yards south of the junction with Sanctuary Lane                
 Inscription: To Torrington 12 Miles.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Hatherleigh Wayside Cross
                Grid Reference: SS/5471/0449
                Location: Set on the grass verge at the junction of Victoria Road & Park Road, Hatherleigh.
                Notes: The cross has an Ordnance Survey Benchmark cut into its shaft.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Hatherleigh Monument                
 Grid Reference: SS/5542/0458                
 Location: On the north side of the road, ¾ mile east of the centre ofHatherleigh.                
 Inscription: BALAKLAVA                
 Notes: The Obelisk was built in 1860 to commemorate Lt. Col. William Morris, who is depicted being carried from the field of battle at the front of the Monument.                
                   
                   
                         
                       
              Stone Type: Milestone
              Grid Reference: SS/5401/0524
              Location: Set into a low stone wall on the eastern side of the A386, 40 yards north of the road sign: 'To Totleigh 2'.
              Inscription: To Torrington 11 Miles.
                 
                         
                         
                                 
 Stone Type: Basset's Cross                
 Grid Reference: SS/5512/0321                
 Location: On the grass verge at Basset's Cross, the junction between the A386 and B3216, a mile to the south of Hatherleigh.                
 Notes: The shaft is unusual in that the top is tapered.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
Stone Type: Memorial Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SS/5534/0455
Location: On the north side of the road, just to the west of the Hatherleigh Monument.
Inscription: This stone was given to the people of Hatherleigh in Memory of Albert Thomas John Nethercott by wife Joan & Family.
Notes: The stone also includes five other memorial plaques.
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SS/5566/0451
 Location: On the grass verge at Deckport Cross
 Inscription: Hatherleigh Moor / Town Centre 1 Mile