Description: | Milestone, opposite and to W of Pelican Inn PH, before Council Houses, A4, N side, on a bank in nettles, close to 40 sign. Carved stone post, Bath Road limestone shoulders design, erected by Marlborough & Froxfield turnpike trust, 18th century. Inscription reads: // HUNGERFORD / 2 / MILES //(To / LONDON / 67 /) //To / MARLBRO' / 7 / MILES //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_LB67. Last record: 2001. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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