Description: | Milestone, W of Mans Head, Wick Down, 400m S of Ridgeway, On an unclassified road , S side, on low grass bank in front of wire fence. Carved stone post, Swindon thin D stone design, erected by Wootton Bassett & Marlborough turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // To / WOOTTON BASSETT / 7 / MilEs //To / MARLBRO / 5 / MilEs //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_MLWB05. Last record: 2014. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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