Obelisk Milestone by the B530, Church Street, Ampthill
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Obelisk Milestone by the B530, Church Street, Ampthill
Image: © Milestone Society Taken: 28 Nov 2017
Carved stone obelisk in parish of Ampthill (Mid Bedfordshire District), on B530, Church Street, next to junction of Bedford Street. Erected privately for the Earl of Upper Ossory; dated 1785. Inscription reads:- : TO WOBURN / VII MILES / TO BEDFORD / VIII MILES / TO DUNSTABLE / XII MILES / TO LONDON XLV MILES : : ERECTED BY / THE EARL OF / UPPER OSSORY / A.D. MDCCLXXXV : Attached to the stone are lamp finial, water pump with trough and handle. Grade II Listed. List Entry Number: 1321449 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1321449 Scheduled Monument. List Entry Number: 1005406 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005406 Milestone Society National ID: BD_BDDU08
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Image Location
Latitude
52.031898
Longitude
-0.492925