Old Milestone by the B1040, Potton Road, Biggleswade
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Old Milestone by the B1040, Potton Road, Biggleswade
Image: © Milestone Society Taken: 27 Nov 2017
Carved stone post by the B1040, in parish of Biggleswade (Mid Bedfordshire District), Potton Road, in front of service road, on grass verge, on South-East side of road. Potton stone, erected by the Shelton Lane, Bury & Stratton Turnpike Trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : BIGGLESWADE / 1 / MILE : : LONDON / 45 / MILES : : 4 / MILES / POTTON : (The distance to Potton should read 3 miles.) OS rivet hole on top. Milestone Society National ID: BD_BWPO01.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.09415
Longitude
-0.253505