Description: | Milestone, Noah's Ark, half way up slop, 20yds before lay-by, A338, W side, on grass verge between road and broken dry stone wall. Carved stone post, Besselsleigh Cylinder design, erected by Besselsleigh turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // OXFORD / 8 / WANTAGE / 6 //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: BE_WABL06. Last record: 2006. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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