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Monument record MDR12925 - Milestone, Main Street, Hopton

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1750 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Milestone standing on the Ashbourne-Oakerthorpe turnpike road, turnpiked in 1759. One side reads 'TO / ASHBOURNE / 7 / MILES', the other 'TO / ALFRETON / 12 / MILES / WIRKSWORTH / 2 / MILES'. (1) On the line of the Ashbourne-Bakewell turnpike. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/HON/02.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D (ed.). 1997. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology. A Gazetteer of Sites. Part IV. Derbyshire Dales.

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Civil Parish HOPTON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 2 2014 3:43PM

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