Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 2008. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID: upper-soffit-sparrow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Warrington
Country: England
Date first listed: 6 March 2008
Type: Milestone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

WOOLSTON

23/0/10011 MANCHESTER ROAD 06-MAR-08 (South side) Milestone

II Milestone, probably late C18/early C19, whitewashed stone. Triangular, flat top, straight back. Lettering reads 'TO WARRINGTON 3 MILES' (left); 'TO MANCHESTER 16 MILES' (right).

HISTORY: Marked on the 1848/9 OS map the milestone was probably erected in the late C18/early C19. Situated along a former C18 turnpike road, now the A57.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Milestone situated along a former C18 turnpike road, now the A57. Represents significant special interest as a physical marker of the area's changing transport history.

Listing NGR: SJ6543489247

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