Berry Down Cross

Coordinates: 51°10′31″N 4°02′41″W / 51.1753°N 4.0446°W / 51.1753; -4.0446
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Berry Down Cross
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
England
Devon
51°10′31″N 4°02′41″W / 51.1753°N 4.0446°W / 51.1753; -4.0446

Berry Down Cross is a village in

scheduled monuments by Historic England.[1]

Junction

Berry Down Cross is infamous for its

A3123 road junction, which gained a reputation for being unsafe. A house that had stood on the bend of the junction since the 1700s was crashed into by cars seventeen times over three years.[2][3] In 2020, the Department for Transport announced a £2.2 million scheme to improve the safety of the road including a 40 mph (64 km/h) speed limit and cat's eyes.[4]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Two bowl barrows 170m west and 200m south west of Berry Down Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down, Berrynarbor (1019261)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Improvement work begins". Devon Live. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Devon family 'living in fear' as cars keep crashing into home". ITV. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ Smart, Matt. "Berry Down Cross improvements added to major road safety scheme for A3123". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2020.