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The White Lady Milestone is a listed milestone marker situated at the junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road in Surrey. Dating from the turnpike road era, likely the eighteenth or nineteenth century, it represents the infrastructure of improved transport networks that characterised this period. The monument functioned as a wayfinding marker for travellers along the Portsmouth Road, one of England's principal coaching routes, indicating distance to London or other settlements. Its designation as an ancient monument reflects its historical value as evidence of Surrey's development as a transport corridor during the early modern period.
The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005934. View the official record →
The White Lady Milestone is a listed milestone marker situated at the junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005934.
The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road 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 1005934.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Belvedere, Claremont (2.7 km), Hampton Court Palace (3.1 km), Clattern Bridge (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.