Monument record MDR8850 - Milepost, 26m south-east of Newhaven Cottage, Hartington Town Quarter

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Cast-iron milepost on the A515 Ashbourne-Buxton road. Reads 'London 149 miles, Derby 23 miles, Hartington Parish', and 'Buxton 10 Miles' and 'Ashbourne 10 Miles'. On the 1738 Buxton-Ashbourne Turnpike, but placed after the 1771 amendment. (1). The milepost is recorded on the 1st edition Ordnace Survey map and therefore predates 1880. (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 1983: 3.21-22.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).

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Grid reference Centred SK 1589 6110 (10m by 10m) (Approximate)
Civil Parish HARTINGTON TOWN QUARTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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  • EDR3666

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Record last edited

Feb 10 2015 9:04AM

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