Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: West Devon                      

 
                                   
Parish: Sticklepath        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  4 Boundary Stones
  2 Crosses
  3 Marker Stones
  2 Milestones
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Village Green Marker Stone
          Grid Reference: SX/642/941
          Location: On the village green in the centre of Sticklepath Village.
             
                   
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           
                                 
                                 
 Stone Type: Quaker Churchyard Marker Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/641/940                
 Location: At the eastern end of the Quaker Churchyard, which is located to the rear of the Finch Foundry                
 Notes: Commemorates the burial of Quakers in this Churchyard from 1743 onwards.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Sticklepath Ladywell Cross
                Grid Reference: SX/639/941
                Location: High up the bank at the junction of the road with the lane leading to Skaigh, at the western end of Sticklepath Village.
                Notes: This is thought to be a Saxon Cross.
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Sticklepath Bude Lane Cross                
 Grid Reference: SX/631/948                
 Location: On the Sticklepath to Okehampton road at the junction with the lane leading to Bude Farm.                
 Notes: This is thought to be a Saxon Cross.                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Boundary Stone
                Grid Reference: SX/6427/9408
                Location: Built into the wall on the south side of the road, 75 yards to the west of the bridge over the River Taw.
                Inscription: C (County)
                Notes: See the Home Page for a note on County Bridge Stones 
                                 
                         
                         
                         
 Stone Type: Milestone              
 Grid Reference: SX/6708/9291              
 Location: On the north side of the road, 300 yards east of Fire Stone Cross.              
 Inscription: Okehampton 6 Miles              
     
       
                       
        Stone Type: Bridge Marker Stone
        Grid Reference: SX/6434/9404
        Location: Built into the northern parapet of the bridge over the River Taw.
Inscription: Sticklepath Bridge / Widened 1928 / At the Joint Expense of / Devon County Council and Ministry of Transport.
    Notes: The inscription is almost worn away and difficult to decipher.
 Stone Type: Milestone
 Grid Reference: SX/6449/9376
 Location: On the east side of the road, at the entrance to Trafalgar House.
 Inscription: Okehampton 4 Miles.
     
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/638/940
Location: Beside the River Taw footpath at Sticklepath.
Inscription: S / BP / 2000 AD / ST (Sticklepath / Belstone Parish / Millennium / South Tawton).
Notes: This stone was erected as a millennium boundary stone.
   
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/6447/9392
 Location: Set back in the hedge on the east side of the road, 10 yards up the hill from the last house.
 Inscription: S T / S (South Tawton / Sticklepath)
     
Stone Type: Boundary Stone
Grid Reference: SX/6232/9490
Location: On the grass verge at the Tongue End road junction 1½ Kilometres to the north of Belstone Village centre.
Inscription: S P (Sticklepath Parish)
Notes: The stone marks the boundary between Belstone and Sticklepath (Sticklepath became a Parish in 1987).  It is thought that this stone could once have been a portion of a cross shaft.