Monument record MDR6686 - Milestone near Housley, Eyam
Type and Period (1)
- MILESTONE (Built 1759, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A milestone standing 1m tall and triangular in cross section. Situated on the A623 west of Stoney Middleton. (1)
Mid-18th century milestone near the 1759 Chesterfield to Hernstone Head Turnpike. The stone has been reused as a fence post. The stone pillar is approximately 1.2m high. It has "TO TIDESWELL 3 MILES / CHAPEL 10 MILES / MANCHESTER 29 MILES" inscribed on the eastern face with the letters painted black on a white background. The writing on the western face is now indecipherable but is likely to have been "CHESTERFIELD 13 MILES". (4)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDR16687 Index: Fifield, P. W.. Peak Park Treasures D52. D52.
- <2> SDR16688 Photograph: PJPB. Stoney Middleton, Milestone - Film 7:23a-Close up, 24a-General View.
- <3> SDR16820 Photograph: PPJPB. Eyam, Milestone - 507.44.
- <4> SDR21152 Unpublished document: Ullathorne, A (PDNPA). 2004. Land at Housley, Eyam, Derbyshire, archaeological field survey, upland option, 2004. Feature 21.
- <5> SDR19355 Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/FOO/01.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 1951 7611 (point) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EYAM, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 4 2011 4:11PM