Record Details
| MonUID: | MST17122 |
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| HER Number: | 53356 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Milepost, Cresswell Lane, Draycott-in-the-Moors |
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Summary
A late 19th century cast iron milepost on Cresswell Lane, south of Draycott-in-the-Moors. The milepost gives distances to Hilderstone (4 miles), Sandon (7½ miles) and Stafford (12 miles) and Cheadle (4½ miles).
| Grid Reference: | SJ 9796 4006 |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ94SE |
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| Parish: | Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire Moorlands District |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Type(s):
- MILEPOST (Erected, Victorian - 1893 AD to 1893 AD)
Full description
A milepost dated to 1893. (SB, 26-Sept-2011) <1>
A triangular cast iron milepost on the Sandon to Hug Bridge Turnpike at Creswell Lane, Draycott-in-the-Moors. The milepost bears the parish name 'Draycott' on its upper face and gives to Hilderstone (4 miles), Sandon (7½ miles) and Stafford (12 miles) on one face and Cheadle (4½ miles) on the other. (SB, 18-Jul-2012) <2> <3>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST354 - Verbal communication: John Higgins (The Milestone Society). 2011. Comments and observations on various sites in the Churnet Valley. |
| <2> | SST4110 - Written: John Higgins (The Milestone Society). 2000. Staffordshire Milestones (and Canal Milestones, Boundary Markers and Guide Posts). Milestone No: ST/DRM/01. |
| <3> | SST433 - Other Report: John Higgins (The Milestone Society). 2008. Sylloge of Mile Markers in Staffordshire. Page 263 - ST/DRM/01. |
Related records
| 58513 | Part of: Sandon, Hugbridge, Hilderstone and Draycott-in-the-Moors Turnpike Road (Monument) |
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