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Milestone, Red Hill; Shotover, lay by on westbound carriageway


Description:  Milestone, Red Hill; Shotover, lay by on westbound carriageway, A40, S side, on the verge under bushes at western exit. Carved stone post, Stokenchurch pillar design, erected by Stokenchurch & Woodstock turnpike trust, 18th century. Inscription reads: // L / Miles from / London / To Oxford / IIII / --- //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: OX_LW50. Last record: 2001. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)

County:  Oxfordshire

District:  South Oxfordshire

Parish:  Forest Hill With Shotover

Named Location:  Red Hill; Shotover, lay by on westbound carriageway

Grid Reference:   SP58010723

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 458010, 207230

Period/Subject:  18TH CENTURY - MILESTONE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: OX_LW50
NHLE List Entry Number: 1181226
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-OX_LW50

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] A Rosevear