Milestone, S of Spotted Cow PH, opposite No. 19 Marlborough Road, Coate on old road off the new A4259 dual carriageway
Description: Milestone, S of Spotted Cow PH, opposite No. 19 Marlborough Road, Coate on old road off the new A4259 dual carriageway, On an unclassified road , S side, in nettle bed between path and hedge. Carved stone post, Swindon half-round with base design, erected by Swindon & Hungerford turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // TO / SWINDON / 2 / Miles . //TO / HUNGERFORD / 14 / Miles . / TO / MARLBORO / (9) Miles. //TO / LONDON / 79 Miles. //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_HGSN14. Last record: 2008. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
County: Wiltshire
District: Swindon
Parish: Chiseldon
Named Location: S of Spotted Cow PH, opposite No. 19 Marlborough Road, Coate on old road off the new A4259 dual carriageway
Grid Reference:
SU18518273
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 418510, 182730
Period/Subject: 19TH CENTURY - MILESTONE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: WI_HGSN14
NHLE List Entry Number: 1184444
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-WI_HGSN14
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] A Rosevear
Bibliographic References:
- mentioned by Richard Jefferies in 'Meadow Thoughts', collected in The Life of the Fields (1884). Peter Robins (Richard Jefferies Society)
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