Description: | Milestone, Upper Herdswick Farm, byway, NE side, 9m from edge of Ridgeway path amongst saplings and brambles. Carved stone post, Old Swindon Road triangle design, erected by Swindon & Marlborough turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // (To / Marlboro / 5 / Miles /) //( To / Swindon / 6 / Miles / ) //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_MLOS05. Last record: 2014. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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