Record Details
| MonUID: | MST12710 |
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| HER Number: | 51434 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Mile Plate, Ashby Road, Winshill |
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Summary
A listed, 19th century cast iron mile plate mounted on a stone wall on the north side of the A511 Ashby Road at Winshill. The mile plate gives distances to London, Ashby and Burton.
Monument Type(s):
- MILE PLATE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Associated Events:
- EST1287 - A survey by John Higgins of The Milestone Society of Staffordshire Milestones.
Protected Status:
- Listed Building (II) 1392728: Milepost in Stone Wall
Full description
A flat, rectangular cast iron mileplate mounted onto a stone wall. The Signage reads London (124 miles), Ashby (8 miles), Burton (1 mile). (LF, 4-May-2007) <1>
The list description records this mile plate as located on Burton Bridge, Burton-upon-Trent, however it is actually situated on the north side of Ashby Road in the parish of Winshill (about 850 metres to the east of Burton Bridge). (SB, 26-Jun-2014) <2>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST4110 - Written: John Higgins (The Milestone Society). 2000. Staffordshire Milestones (and Canal Milestones, Boundary Markers and Guide Posts). Milestone No. ST/BUR/04. |
| <2> | SST486 - Index: English Heritage. 2012. The National Heritage List for England (NHLE). 1392728. |
| <3> | SST433 - Other Report: John Higgins (The Milestone Society). 2008. Sylloge of Mile Markers in Staffordshire. Page 235. |
Related records
| 58461 | Part of: Ashby de La Zouch to Tutbury Turnpike Road (Monument) |
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