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: standing-passage-merlin
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Warrington
Country: England
Date first listed: 6 March 2008
Type: Milestone
Source: Historic England listing

Description

STRETTON

64/0/10016 LONDON ROAD 06-MAR-08 (East side) Milestone

II Milestone, 1896, cast iron. Triangular, downwards sloping top, hollow back. Cast lettering reads 'CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 1896' (top); 'GREAT BUDWORTH 5 MILES, NORTHWICH 8' )left); 'STOCKTON HEATH 1 3/4 MILES, WARRINGTON 3' (right).

HISTORY: Milestone erected in 1896 on the east side of London Road/A49, formerly an C18 turnpike road.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Late C19 cast iron milestone representing significant historic interest as a physical marker of the area's transport history. SJ6174383303

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