Monument record MDR8849 - Milepost, Newhaven Lodge, Hartington Town Quarter
Type and Period (1)
- MILEPOST (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cast-iron milepost on the A515 Ashbourne-Buxton road. Reads 'London 150 miles, Derby 24 miles, Hartington Parish' and 'Buxton 9 miles' and 'Ashbourne 11 miles'. It is on the 1738 Buxton-Ashbourne Turnpike, but was placed after the 1771 amendment. (1). The milepost is recorded on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and therefore predates 1880. (2).
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Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 1524 6258 (10m by 10m) (Approximate) |
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Civil Parish | HARTINGTON TOWN QUARTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 2 2007 9:52AM