2018

SX9265 : Old Milestone by the A379, Babbacombe Road, Babbacombe

taken 5 years ago, near to Babbacombe, Torbay, England

Old Milestone by the A379, Babbacombe Road, Babbacombe
Old Milestone by the A379, Babbacombe Road, Babbacombe
Carved stone post by the A379, in parish of Torquay (Torbay District), Babbacombe Road, junction of York Road, 50m from Kirkham Practice, on pavement built into wall corner, on South-west side of road. Teignmouth twin face, erected by the Dartmouth, Torquay & Shaldon Turnpike Trust in the 18th century.

Inscription reads:-
: TORQUAY / 2 / MILES : : TEIGNM / M.F. / 6.3 :
Carved benchmark lower left hand face.

Milestone Society National ID: DV_TQTGa02.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts Suburb, Urban fringe Roads, Road transport Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone Milestoneid: DV TQTGa02 other tags: Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Babbacombe [662] · Road [334] · Torquay [224] · Babbacombe Road [105] Title Clusters: · Old Milestone by the A379, Babbacombe Road, Babbacombe [2] ·
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SX9265, 1133 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 November, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 10 January, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9240 6554 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:28.7861N 3:31.0726W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 9240 6554
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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