Milestone on the A4
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Milestone on the A4 by Bikeboy as part of the Geograph project.
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Milestone on the A4
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 21 Sep 2014
Dating from 1824 (see entry in British Listed Buildings http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-41312-milestone-at-ngr-8195-7902-wargrave-) at the height of this road's importance as a coaching route. It reads "To Hyde Park Corner 31 miles, Maidenhead 5, Colnbrook 14" and on the other side, "To Reading 8 miles, Bath 77" See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4200162 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4200174 for close-ups.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.503823
Longitude
-0.82069