Milepost At Junction Of Hampton Park Road And St Margarets Road is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 2005. Milepost.

Milepost At Junction Of Hampton Park Road And St Margarets Road

WRENN ID: leaning-portal-wagtail
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Herefordshire, County of
Country: England
Date first listed: 10 March 2005
Type: Milepost
Source: Historic England listing

Description

HAMPTON BISHOP

765/1/10008 HAMPTON PARK ROAD 10-MAR-05 Milepost at junction of Hampton Park R oad and St Margaret's Road

II Mile post. Early-mid C19. Cast-iron painted white with lettering in relief painted green. Three angled surfaces; on the topmost central surface is the lettering "HAMPTON/BISHOP/PARISH". To the left "TO/HEREFORD/1/MILE" and to right "TO/GLO'STER/25/MILES". From 1766 it became obligatory to mark each mile of a road created by a turnpike trust to allow for accurate pricing and timing of journeys. This post is one of a series on the Hereford to Gloucester turnpike road and is in good, original condition.

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