Old Milestone by the A4, Bath Road, Speen
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Old Milestone by the A4, Bath Road, Speen
Image: © Hilary Jones Taken: 29 Sep 2025
Carved stone post by the A4, in parish of Speen (West Berkshire District), Bath Road; at junction with Majendie Close, East of Hare & Hounds PH, opposite Speen Manor, hidden from main road behind box bushes in a well maintained flower bed, on South side of road. Bath Road limestone shoulders, erected by the Speenhamland to Marlborough turnpike trust in the 18th century. Inscription reads:- : To / NEWBURY / 1 : : To / LONDON / 57 : : To / Hungerford / 8 : Carved benchmark bottom right side. Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1220577 https://web.archive.org/web/20210530145539/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1220577 Milestone Society National ID: BE_LB57
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Image Location
Latitude
51.409673
Longitude
-1.344078