Old Milestone by the A5, Holyhead Road,
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Old Milestone by the A5, Holyhead Road,
Image: © A Reade/J Higgins Taken: 8 Jul 2008
Metal plate attached to stone post by the A5, in parish of MONTFORD (SHREWSBURY AND ATCHAM District), opposite Rodefern Lane, 460m Southwest of Beam House Farmhouse, on verge, opposite road narrows sign, on Southwest side of road. Telford gabled iron plate, erected by the Holyhead Road turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- HOLY- HEAD 100 - M SALOP 6 M-6F Carved bench mark and rivet on top. Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1175650 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1175650?section=official-listing Milestone Society National ID: SA_HH100.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.75382
Longitude
-2.882867