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Milestone

England
List entry 1006057
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006057
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
SK 02761 55685
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Milestone is a roadside stone marker located in Staffordshire, England. The monument dates from the turnpike road era of the eighteenth or nineteenth century, when such stones were erected along improved roads to indicate distances between towns and settlements. The milestone is constructed of stone and bears inscribed lettering indicating the distances to nearby places, reflecting the period's investment in improved road infrastructure and travel information. Such milestones served both practical and symbolic functions, marking the expansion of Britain's turnpike road network during this period of commercial and social development.

Milestone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006057. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Milestone?

Milestone is a roadside stone marker located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006057.

Who is responsible for protecting Milestone?

Milestone is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006057.

What other scheduled monuments are near Milestone?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Butter Cross, 650m west of Lowerhouse Farm (5.2 km), Grub Low bowl barrow (6.1 km), Round Low bowl barrow (6.4 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Milestone

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Milestone's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The Butter Cross, 650m west of Lowerhouse Farm
5.2 km
Grub Low bowl barrow
6.1 km
Round Low bowl barrow
6.4 km
Churchyard cross, St Edward's churchyard
6.5 km
Waterfall Low bowl barrow
6.7 km
Consall Lime Kilns
7 km
Stonesteads bowl barrow
7.6 km
Lamber Low bowl barrow
7.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Milestone

Milestone stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Milestone

Battle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.7 miles
Domesday entry for Leek, Staffordshire →
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