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Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam is a roadside marker dating from the turnpike era of the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The stone monument served the practical purpose of indicating distance to nearby towns and settlements along what became a major route through Surrey. Such milestones were standard infrastructure on turnpike roads, erected to assist travellers and maintain records of journey distances before the modern road network was established. The example at Cheam Road represents the surviving material evidence of the region's transport history during the period of turnpike trusts.
Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001999. View the official record →
Milestone outside No. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001999.
Milestone outside No. 135 Cheam Road, Cheam 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 1001999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and later beacon at Tumble Beacon (4.8 km), Surrey Iron Railway embankment, approximately 130m south west of Lion Green Road, Coulsdon (6.4 km), Iron Age banjo enclosure, associated enclosure and linear features, 323m south-west of South Tadworth Farm (7.2 km).
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