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WA_SFOX10



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Milestone, Church Street, 40m S of junction Station Road


Description:  Milestone, Church Street, 40m S of junction Station Road, A3400 (was A34), W side, in pavement, back to brick wall. Wooden board attached to cast iron post, Shipston iron casting design, erected by Stratford to Long Compton turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // LONG COMPTON / {hand to left} 6 MILES //LONDON / 82 //STRATFORD / 10¼ MILES {hand to right} //. Milestone Society National ID: WA_SFOX10. Last record: 2017. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)

County:  Warwickshire

District:  Stratford On Avon

Parish:  Shipston On Stour

Named Location:  Church Street, 40m S of junction Station Road

Grid Reference:   SP2587240758

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 425872, 240758

Period/Subject:  19TH CENTURY - MILEPOST

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: WA_SFOX10
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-WA_SFOX10

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] J Higgins