Burbage features [3]
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Burbage features [3]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 23 Jan 2023
In front of number 192 High Street stands this 18th century milestone. A rectangular pillar with gabled top. The painted inscription read To Marlbro VI Miles; To Salisbury XXI; To Andover XV: There is a closer view of the milestone at Image Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1364602 Burbage is a village in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, it lies about 5½ miles southeast of Marlborough and some 15½ miles west of Newbury. The narrow village High Street was the main north to south road from Marlborough to Andover (A346) until a bypass was built to the west in 1991. Settlement can be traced back to the Neolithic period, and Bronze Age artefacts have been found. Burbage is now essentially a commuter village.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.348544
Longitude
-1.670707