Milestone, W of Mans Head, Wick Down, 400m S of Ridgeway
Description: Milestone, W of Mans Head, Wick Down, 400m S of Ridgeway, On an unclassified road , S side, on low grass bank in front of wire fence. Carved stone post, Swindon thin D stone design, erected by Wootton Bassett & Marlborough turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // To / WOOTTON BASSETT / 7 / MilEs //To / MARLBRO / 5 / MilEs //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_MLWB05. Last record: 2014. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
County: Wiltshire
District: Kennet
Parish: Preshute
Named Location: W of Mans Head, Wick Down, 400m S of Ridgeway
Grid Reference:
SU13637422
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 413630, 174220
Period/Subject: 19TH CENTURY - MILESTONE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: WI_MLWB05
NHLE List Entry Number: 1365926
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-WI_MLWB05
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] A Rosevear
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