Record Details
| MonUID: | MST17121 |
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| HER Number: | 53355 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Mile Plate, Cheadle Road, Cheddleton |
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Summary
A cast iron mile plate set on a stone, located on the Cheadle Road to the south of the village of Cheddleton (near Ashcombe Park gates). The mile plate gives distances to London, Sandon and Leek.
Monument Type(s):
- MILESTONE (Earlier than, Georgian to Victorian - 1765 AD to 1899 AD)
- MILE PLATE (Erected, Georgian to Victorian - 1765 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
A cast iron mileplate mounted on a stone. The plate reads 'FROM/ LONDON/ 151 MILES/ TO/ SANDON/ MILES/ TO/ LEEK/ 3/ MILES'. The mileplate is situated near Ashcombe Park gates and measures 29 inches (visible height) by 20½inches wide. The mileplate was found buried nearby by Staffordshire County Council and taken to Ladderedge depot. It was re-erected 2006, to the east of its original position. (SB, 18-July-2012) <1>
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/CHN/06. |
| <2> | SST433 - Other Report: John Higgins (The Milestone Society). 2008. Sylloge of Mile Markers in Staffordshire. Page 246 - ST/CHN/06. |
Related records
| 58513 | Part of: Sandon, Hugbridge, Hilderstone and Draycott-in-the-Moors Turnpike Road (Monument) |
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