Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: West Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Meavy        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  1 Boundary Stone
  1 Bridge Plaque
  3 Crosses
  1 Marker Stone
  1 Milestone
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Meavy Village Cross
          Grid Reference: SX/5402/6718
          Location: At the end of the village green in the centre of Meavy.
          Notes: It is thought that the oak tree, under which the cross stands, is in the region of 900 years old.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Marker Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/5407/6718                
 Location: On the village green in the centre of Meavy.                
 Notes: The stone serves as the village war memorial.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Marchant's (Wayside) Cross
                Grid Reference: SX/5462/6681
                Location: In the fork of the lane leading to Yeo Farm from the Meavy to Cadover Bridge road.
                Notes: The cross has been named 'Marchant's Cross' after the bridge over the River Meavy, just down the road.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Urgles (Wayside) Cross                
 Grid Reference: SX/535/649                
 Location: On the western edge of Wigford Down, opposite the entrance to Urgles Farm.                
 Notes: This cross was a waymarker on the route taken by monks travelling between Buckland Abbey and Shaugh Prior.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                         
                         
Stone Type: Bridge Plaque
Grid Reference: SX/5260/6564
Location: Built into the parapet of Hoo Meavy Bridge
Notes: The inscription on the plaque is no longer legible.
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/5169/6550
 Location: Beside the track bed of the disused Railway
 Inscription: The stone was inscribed with '12' (12 Miles from Plymouth), but this is no longer visible.
 Notes: This was a Milestone for the Plymouth to Launceston Railway.
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/5457/6692
Location: On the eastern verge of the road, just to the south of the Bridge.
Inscription: C - (County Bridge Stone - see note on Home Page)