Memorial, near Bicton Park - geograph.org.uk - 364467
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Brick pillar with rectangular stone cap bearing religious inscriptions and a cross, according to Pevsner (2004) erected in 1580 by the Sheriff of Devon who had ordered the burning of a witch at the crossroads. In 1743 Lady Rolle (sic) of Bicton House added 4 tablets naming the places to which each road leads. (Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.347) However, according to Rev. John Swete (d.1821) of Oxton House, it was built in 1743 by Henry Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle,[1] of Bicton House and Stevenstone, Devon. As well as serving as a signpost for the various places to which the four roads lead, it incorporates biblical inscriptions, such as "Her ways are ways of pleasantness", etc.[2] It stands between the parishes of Bicton and Otterton, Devon, both owned by the Rolle family.
Please see other submitted image for a close up of the upper part of this memorial.
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Bicton (Devon)Bicton ist ein Dorf und ein Civil parish und Sitz des früheren Manor of Bicton im Distrikt East Devon in der Grafschaft Devon im Südwesten von England, in der Nähe der Stadt Budleigh Salterton. Der Parish ist im Uhrzeigersinn vom Norden aus umgeben von den Parishes Colaton Raleigh, Otterton, East Budleigh und Woodbury. Beim United Kingdom Census 2001 hatte Bicton 280 Einwohner. Einen Großteil des Parishs bildet Bicton Park, der historische Wohnsitz der Familie Rolle, Bicton Common, angrenzend an Woodbury Common, liegt westlich davon. Zum Parish gehört auch das Dorf Yettington an der südlichen Gemarkungsgrenze. .. weiterlesen