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Site of Milepost by The Lodge


Description:  The site of a cast iron milepost dating to the Imperial period. It was located 200m north west of the Methodist Chapel at Newbold on Stour.

{1} One of a series of cast iron mile markers placed exactly one mile apart on the Stratford on Avon to Oxford turnpike road, the first being one mile from the last milestone on the Oxfordshire side of the county boundary.

{2} A milestone erected in 1869 (PRN 4983) took the place of the cast iron milepost.

Country:  England

County:  Warwickshire

District:  Stratford on Avon

Parish:  Tredington

Grid Reference:   SP245466

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 424500, 246600

Period/Subject:  IMPERIAL - MILEPOST

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: WA5450
[ADS] Associated Id: Sites & Monuments Record 5450
[ADS] Import RCN: WARWSMR-5450

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record

Bibliographic References: 

  • {1} Falconer K A, 1980: DoE Industrial Monuments
  • {2} Foster P, 1986: The "Crux Mea Lux" Milestone
  • {3} Foster P, 1986: The "Crux Mea Lux" Milestone