Old Milestone by the A350, Shaftesbury Road, East Knoyle parish
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Old Milestone by the A350, Shaftesbury Road, East Knoyle parish
Image: © M Faherty Taken: 13 Mar 2007
Carved stone post by the A350, in parish of East Knoyle (Salisbury District), Shaftesbury Road, The Turnpike, by Southernmost unnamed cottage in hedgerow on bend, on East side of road. Shaston stone, erected by the Shaftesbury & New Road to Blandford turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : EAST KNOYLE (vertical) : : IV / Miles from / SHASTON : : (not possible to see) : Carved benchmark lower front middle. Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1131144 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1131144 Milestone Society National ID: WI_WMSH11
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Image Location
Latitude
51.061285
Longitude
-2.176065