Milestone Opposite Coomb Grove Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. Milestone.

Milestone Opposite Coomb Grove Farmhouse

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Type
Milestone
Source
Historic England listing

Description

1630/5/517 03-SEP-86

ARRINGTON ERMINE WAY (West side) MILESTONE OPPOSITE COOMB GROVE FARMHOUSE

II

A milestone dating from the late C18 to early C19.

MATERIALS: Limestone

EXTERIOR: This milestone has a bull nosed stop and chamfered corners. The road side face is inscribed `A/LONDON/46/ROYSTON/8/CAXTON/4'. It is painted white and the inscription black.

INTERIOR: Not applicable.

HISTORY: This milestone dates from the late C18 to early C19 and is one of a series of milestones erected on the Old North Road.

SOURCES: hhtp://www.milestone-society.co.uk Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridge, Volume One, West Cambridgeshire, 1968.

REASONS FOF DESIGNATION: This milestone is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * It is a legible example of a pre-1840 milestone in its original location; * It is a testament to the development of our road network and a reminder of the different perceptions of distance in a pre-motorised age.

Listing NGR: TL3200652886

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