Old Milepost by B3152, Fore Street, southern corner of yard of White Hart Inn
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Old Milepost by B3152, Fore Street, southern corner of yard of White Hart Inn
Image: © JR Dowding Taken: 12 Aug 2002
The Milepost is located on pavement against wall on the West of the road. Parish of Castle Cary (South Somerset District). Cast iron post, Wightman iron casting design, erected by the Langport, Somerton & Castle Cary turnpike trust in the 19th Century. Paint is flaking; only right side has letters picked out in black, otherwise white all over. An earlier photograph can be found here: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6072058 Inscription reads:- WINCANTON / 6¼ / SOMERTON / 10¼ / MILES : : ILCHESTER / 10½ / SHEPTON MALLETT / 8 / MILES : : WIGHTMAN FOUNDERY Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1056248 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1056248 Milestone Society National ID: SO_SMCC08
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Image Location
Latitude
51.088428
Longitude
-2.514813