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Milestone, Devizes Road, at Five ways Crossroads, junction with Kingsdown Road

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Description:Milestone, Devizes Road, at Five ways Crossroads, junction with Kingsdown Road, A365, S side, on wide on grass verge back from apex of junction. Metal plate attached to stone post, Bath hands iron plate (terminus) design, erected by Bath turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // (THE / BATH ROADS / {POINTING HAND TO RIGHT} / TO THE / GUILDHALL / BATH / 7 /) //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_LB_BABH07x. Last record: 2017. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
Named Location:Devizes Road, at Five ways Crossroads, junction with Kingsdown Road
Parish:Box
District:North Wiltshire
County:Wiltshire
Grid reference:ST83876710
Map reference: [ EPSG:27700 ] 383870, 167100
Period/Subjects:19TH CENTURY - MILESTONE
Identifiers:[ ADS ] Depositor ID - WI_LB_BABH07x
[ ADS ] Associated ID - NHLE List Entry Number: 1285258

People Involved:

  • [ Publisher ] Historic Milestone Society
  • [ Creator ] A Rosevear

Bibliographic References:

  • picture in "Discovering the Bath Road", by M Baker 1968; BIAS 1972; Milestones (Shire book) by Mervyn Benford (2002)