Old Milestone by the A3052, near Newton Poppleford Bridge
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Old Milestone by the A3052, near Newton Poppleford Bridge
Image: © Alan Rosevear Taken: 7 Apr 2011
Stone post (plate lost) by the A3052, in parish of NEWTON POPPLEFORD AND HARPFORD (EAST DEVON District), Bridge End, Harpford, just East of bridge over River Otter, on narrow verge, on North side of road. Lyme iron plate erected by the Lyme Regis (Charmouth to Wimple) turnpike trust in the 19th century. See also https://www.flickr.com/photos/tollhouses/5600223227 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/tollhouses/5600225107 Inscription reads:- : N ( ) H / H P? : Inscription once read:- (Exeter 11) (Lyme Regis 17) Devon & Dartmoor HER number: MDV76432 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV76432&resourceID=104 Milestone Society National ID: DV_EXLR08.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.701221
Longitude
-3.288064