Old Milestone by the former A420, Faringdon Road
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Old Milestone by the former A420, Faringdon Road
Image: © A Rosevear Taken: 23 Sep 2001
Carved stone post by the UC road (was A420), in parish of Watchfield (Vale of White Horse District), Faringdon Road; just West of roundabout to Royal Military College of Science, in ditch behind wide grass verge, on North side of road. Faringdon tombstone, erected by the Faringdon to Acton Turville (2nd District) turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- FARINGDON 4 SWINDON 8 Oxfordshire HER. HER Number: 10125 https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MOX10181&resourceID=1033 Milestone Society National ID: BE_FASN04
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Image Location
Latitude
51.613522
Longitude
-1.63643