Listed Building record MDR8749 - Milepost, South of Newhaven House Hotel, A515, Hartington Nether Quarter

Milepost, south of Newhaven House Hotel, A515, Hartington Nether Quarter, a mid-19th century structure. 'Cast-iron milepost on the A515 Ashbourne-Buxton road. One face reads "London 148 miles, Derby 22 miles, Hartington Parish", one reads "Buxton 11 miles", and one reads "Ashbourne 9 miles". The milepost is on the 1738 Buxton-Ashbourne Turnpike, but was placed there after the 1771 amendment. Photographic record. (1) Milepost on the Ashbourne-Buxton turnpike. (2) From the National Heritage List for England: 'SK 15 NE PARISH OF HARTINGTON NETHER QUARTER BUXTON ROAD 10/90 (West Side) Milepost 4 metres south of Newhaven House Hotel at NGR SK 166 597 II Milepost. Mid C19. Manufactured by James Haywood & Sons. Cast iron. Triangular sectioned base with shallow sloping top, curving up to form flat back with segmental arched head. South face inscribed: 'BUXTON/11 MILES' and below, in smaller letters, 'J HAYWOOD JNR,/PHOENIX FOUNDRY, / DERBY'. North face inscribed: 'ASHBOURNE/9 MILES' and below, the manufacturers name is repeated. Top face inscribed: 'HARTINGTON PARISH'. Above, on flat back in larger script: 'LONDON/148 MILES, DERBY/22 MILES'. Listing NGR: SK1655459751.' (3)