The old Compton milestone
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The old Compton milestone
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 4 Feb 2022
Originally this sported metal plates (probably cast iron) which read 11.5 miles to Bridgnorth and 2 miles into Wolverhampton, but sadly those have been lost/stolen/melted down, as is the case with the very similar stone a mile to the east Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.585296
Longitude
-2.178929