Description: | Milestone, Buxton Road; near Crescent Drive, Bridgemont, near Chinley Turning, A6, W side, in tarmac path in front of stone wall. Carved stone post, Whaley wedge design, erected by Manchester & Buxton turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // To / Stockport / 9 Miles / Manchester / 16 //To / London / 167 Miles / Buxton / 8 / Whaley Bridge / 1 Mile //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: DE_LM167. Last record: 2007. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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