Old Milestone by the B4008, Bristol Road, Quedgeley
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Old Milestone by the B4008, Bristol Road, Quedgeley
Image: © Milestone Society Taken: 12 Oct 2018
Metal plate attached to stone post by the B4008 (was A38), in parish of Quedgeley (Gloucester District), Bristol Road, just South of entrance to retail park partially hidden in shrubbery, on East side of road; relocated because of development from the opposite side of road, and wrongly re-erected back to front. Gloucester Cross iron plate, erected by the Southgate Turnpike Trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- TO GLOUCESTER CROSS 3 TO BRISTOL 31 Carved benchmark and rivet on top. Grade II listed. List Entry Number:1340606 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1340606 Milestone Society National ID: GL_GLBR03.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.826955
Longitude
-2.27691