Milestone, High Street; opposite No. 15, W of "The Angel" PH
Description: Milestone, High Street; opposite No. 15, W of "The Angel" PH, On an unclassified road , S side, in tarmac footpath backing onto stone retaining wall of carpark. Carved stone post, Purton roundel column design, erected by Cirencester & Wootton Bassett turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // TO / WOOTTON / BASSETT / 4 MileS //TO / CRICKLADE / 4 / Miles / TO / CIRENCESTER / 11 / Miles //BATH / 31 //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_CKWB04. Last record: 2002. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
County: Wiltshire
District: North Wiltshire
Parish: Purton
Named Location: High Street; opposite No. 15, W of "The Angel" PH
Grid Reference:
SU09178763
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 409170, 187630
Period/Subject: 19TH CENTURY - MILESTONE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: WI_CKWB04
NHLE List Entry Number: 1356024
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-WI_CKWB04
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] A Rosevear
Bibliographic References:
- Milestones (Shire book) by Mervyn Benford (2002)
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