Mis-aligned milestone on the Dauntsey Road
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Mis-aligned milestone on the Dauntsey Road
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 22 Apr 2021
This poor milestone is not only missing the important details, but has also been given a bit of a nudge along the way. It would have said 'Sutton Benger 2' originally but then changed to say 'Malmesbury 5, Sutton Benger 2' in the early 1900s. By the 1920s it now read 'Malmesbury 5, Chippenham 6'. Today it is sadly mute. See Image] for the top of the toppled stone for a rivet benchmark.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.537246
Longitude
-2.060795