Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1986. A Georgian Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID: turning-joist-quill
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: North Hertfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 29 January 1986
Type: Milestone
Period: Georgian
Source: Historic England listing

Description

THERFIELD LONDON ROAD (A10) TL 3566 3560 (West Side) II 5/114 Milestone

Milestone. c.1742 for Wadesmill Turnpike Trust.Iron plate affixed c.1804, possibly to design of McAdam. White freestone with cast iron front plate. A low square pillar about 400mm square and 1/2 m high, partly buried. Segmental head to iron plate with raised edge bead. Raised lettering with first word of inscription in an arc; 'LONDON 35/ BUNTINGFORD 4 /ROYSTON 3'. London Road is the Roman Ermine Street. (W.Branch Johnson Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire, 1970, pp, 109-110, 187.

Listing NGR: TL3565735596

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