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Monument record MDR11130 - Milepost, Wadshelf, Holymoorside and Walton

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)

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  • None recorded

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Milepost. On the old Chesterfield-Buxton turnpike west of Chesterfield stands an undamaged cast-iron milepost. (1) Milepost on the A619 south-east of Wadshelf. The milepost has a cylindrical head around the top of which is written 'LONDON 155' and below 'BASLOW 4 / BAKEWELL 8 / BUXTON 19 / MANCHESTER 39 / CHESTERFIELD 4'.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 2000. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. Part V. North East Derbyshire. P.40.
  • <2> Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/HOS/01.

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Grid reference SK 31982 70614 (point)
Civil Parish HOLYMOORSIDE AND WALTON, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2015 2:48PM

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