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Milestone is a listed roadside monument in Staffordshire dating from the turnpike road period of the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The stone marker bears inscription indicating distance to nearby settlements and would have served practical navigation purposes for travellers along the turnpike routes that expanded during this era. Such milestones represent an important category of heritage infrastructure documenting the development of improved road systems and travel networks in Georgian and Victorian England. The survival of these markers provides evidence of historical trade routes and communications across the English Midlands.
Milestone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006057. View the official record →
Milestone is a listed roadside monument in Staffordshire dating from the turnpike road period of the eighteenth or nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006057.
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.
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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