Milestone, just S of Cross village
Description: Milestone, just S of Cross village, A38, N side, by bridge over River Axe. Cast iron post, Bristol Trust iron casting design, erected by Bristol turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // TO / CROSS / 1 //1837 / BRISTOL TURNPIKE T(RUST /) //TO / BRIDGEWATER / 15 / //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: SO_BGCR15. Last record: 2001. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
County: Somerset
District: Sedgemoor
Parish: Compton Bishop
Named Location: just S of Cross village
Grid Reference:
ST41415435
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 341410, 154350
Period/Subject: 19TH CENTURY - MILEPOST
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: SO_BGCR15
NHLE List Entry Number: 1059078
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-SO_BGCR15
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] AG Sutton
Bibliographic References:
- Somerset Roads Survey, c 1989
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