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| HER Number | MWB5933 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Milestone - LONDON 56 MILES |
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Summary
Milestone marked on early 20th century maps but not present in 21st century
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05052.11.001
Monument Type(s):
- MILESTONE (18th century - 1701 AD? to 1800 AD?)
Full Description
The First Edition 1:500 Ordnance Survey <1> showed a milestone on the south side of London Road. Its distances were marked as Reading 17, London 56 and (on a later edition) Hungerford 9.
It appears that the milestone was removed during development, as it has been lost since 1968 <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1880-81. Digital OS Mapping Epoch 1, 1:500 - Newbury Town Plan. Digital. 1:500. [Map / SWB146990] |
| <02> | The Milestone Society. 2001-Present. Database of Milestones in West Berkshire. Not recorded. [Digital archive / SWB14453]
http://www.msocrepository.co.uk/ (Accessed 09/10/2019) |
| <03> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1973-4. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1973 67. 67. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. Not mentioned in p71-77 A survey of the milestones in Western Berkshire by R J Hart. [Article in serial / SWB7570]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=67 (Accessed 11/11/2015) |
Related Monuments
| MWB5909 | A4 BATH ROAD - General Record (Monument) |
| MWB5934 | A4 BATH ROAD, Newbury (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB290 | Milestones of West Berkshire |
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