Old Milepost by the B3414, Boreham Road. Boreham
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Old Milepost by the B3414, Boreham Road. Boreham
Image: © Milestone Society Taken: 28 Feb 2017
Cast iron post by the B3414, in parish of WARMINSTER (WEST WILTSHIRE District), Boreham Road; 30m North West of the junction with Bishopstrow Road, on the verge, on South-West side of road. C & M Classical iron casting erected by the Warminster Turnpike Trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- SALISBURY 20 WARMINSTER 1 WARMINSTER Grade II Listed. List Entry Number: 1364457 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1364457 Milestone Society National ID: WI_SAWM20. N.B. The post was excavated in 2017 in connection with a planning application and beautifully restored by Wessex Archaeology http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/ and when excavated was found to have an older generation milestone underneath it as a base - see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.197449
Longitude
-2.158523