Description: | Milestone, Warminster Road, Hindon, 250m S of junction with A303, A350, Warminster-Shaftesbury Rd; just South of junction with A 303. Carved stone post, Warminster plate design, erected by Warminster turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // Top of Stone:- To / WARMINS / ? Metal Plate:- WARMINSTER / 8 / SHAFTESBURY / 7 / C & M 1840 W Base of stone:- 1 7 6 7 C & M/W is the ironfounders name.- Carson and Miller of Warminster //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: WI_WMSH08. Last record: 2005. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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