Milepost north of Station Cross
Milepost north of Station Cross, Junction of B3213 and B3121 (Kingsbridge Road), Wrangaton, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9HB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1493609
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-2025
- List Entry Name:
- Milepost north of Station Cross
- Statutory Address:
- Milepost north of Station Cross, Junction of B3213 and B3121 (Kingsbridge Road), Wrangaton, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9HB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1493609
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-2025
- List Entry Name:
- Milepost north of Station Cross
- Location Description:
- Centred on NGR SX 68386 57848.
- Statutory Address 1:
- Milepost north of Station Cross, Junction of B3213 and B3121 (Kingsbridge Road), Wrangaton, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9HB
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Milepost north of Station Cross, Junction of B3213 and B3121 (Kingsbridge Road), Wrangaton, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9HB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ugborough
- National Grid Reference:
- SX6838657848
Summary
This milepost was erected in the 1820s by the Plymouth Eastern Turnpike Trust. It has remained in or very close to its original location and it reflects the improvements made to the turnpike system in this part of Devon during the early C19.
Reasons for Designation
The milepost north of Station Cross is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* as a legible example of an early-C19 milepost that survives on or very close to its original location.
Historic interest:
* as testament to the continued wave of road improvement throughout the C19, following the widespread development of turnpike roads in the C18.
Group value:
*Â it is one of a series of mileposts erected along this route by the Plymouth Eastern Turnpike Trust, and one other is listed.
History
The milepost is situated on the south side of the B3213 at its junction with Kingsbridge Road (B3121). It was one of 15 or possibly 16 such markers erected in the 1820s along the Plymouth to South Brent section of the London to Plymouth Post Road (the old A38) by the Plymouth Eastern Turnpike Trust, which was established in 1757. They were to a design known as Plymouth V casting and were originally painted white with the text picked out in black. The milepost north of Station Cross is believed to be in its original position and is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1887. It was repainted in 2014 or 2015.
With the construction of the A38 dual carriageway in the 1970s many of these mileposts were deemed redundant and taken down. The post marking 11 miles is listed at Grade II, and the one at 13 miles was repaired and reinstated in the early C21.
Details
A cast-iron milepost of the 1820s erected by the Plymouth Eastern Turnpike Trust.
DESCRIPTION
The milepost is triangular in section with a semi-pyramidal top. It is painted white with black lettering. Raised text on the left face reads: ’14 MILES TO PLYMO,’ and on the right face is ’14 MILES FROM PLYMO’.
Sources
Books and journals
Devon, Bittaford Mileposts, On The Ground Around the Counties in Milestones & Waymarkers. The Journal of the Milestone Society, ,Vol. 4, (2011), 14-15
Websites
Plymouth Eastern Turnpike Road, Devon Turnpike Trusts, accessed 4 April 2025 from http://www.turnpikes.org.uk/Devon%20-%20Plymouth%20Eastern.htm
Milepost at Station Cross, Ivybridge. MDV53253. Devon & Dartmoor HER, accessed 8 May 2025 from https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV53253&resourceID=104
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 14-Dec-2025 at 10:38:58.
Download a full scale map (PDF)© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2025. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2025. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.
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