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Milestone on Roadside at Ngr St 2845 3771

A Grade II Listed Building in Wembdon, Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1341 / 51°8'2"N

Longitude: -3.024 / 3°1'26"W

OS Eastings: 328449

OS Northings: 137705

OS Grid: ST284377

Mapcode National: GBR M4.8XBM

Mapcode Global: VH7DH.JRPF

Plus Code: 9C3R4XMG+MC

Entry Name: Milestone on Roadside at Ngr St 2845 3771

Listing Date: 24 June 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1237590

English Heritage Legacy ID: 268945

ID on this website: 101237590

Location: Wembdon, Somerset, TA6

County: Somerset

District: Sedgemoor

Town: Sedgemoor

Civil Parish: Wembdon

Built-Up Area: Bridgwater

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


ST23NE
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WEMBDON CP

WEMBDON HILL (North side)

Milestone on roadside at NGR
ST 2845 3771

II

Milestone. 1839. Rough hewn blue lias pier, cast iron plaque to South side inscribed:- "1 mile to Bridgwater".
Part of Bridgwater Turnpike Trust, established 1730, this road turnpiked in 1839.
(O Bryan Morland,
An introduction to the Infrastructure of the Industrial Revolution in Somerset, 1982).


Listing NGR: ST2844937705

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