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Milestone, Brown Down, W of Birchwood

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Description:Milestone, Brown Down, W of Birchwood, B3170, W side, in hedge beside road. Cast iron post, Taunton Allen iron casting design, erected by the Local Highways Board, 19th century. Inscription reads: // TAUNTON / 8 //HONITON / 10 3/8 //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: SO_TAHO08. Last record: 2008. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
Named Location:Brown Down, W of Birchwood
Parish:Otterford
District:Taunton Deane
County:Somerset
Grid reference:ST23281382
Map reference: [ EPSG:27700 ] 323280, 113820
Period/Subjects:19TH CENTURY - MILEPOST
Identifiers:[ ADS ] Depositor ID - SO_TAHO08
[ ADS ] Associated ID - NHLE List Entry Number: 1060232

People Involved:

  • [ Publisher ] Historic Milestone Society
  • [ Creator ] JR Dowding

Bibliographic References:

  • Somerset Roads Survey, c 1989