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Milestone 27 Metres South South West of the Spread Eagle Public House

A Grade II Listed Building in Margaretting, Essex

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Latitude: 51.6906 / 51°41'26"N

Longitude: 0.4194 / 0°25'9"E

OS Eastings: 567323

OS Northings: 201860

OS Grid: TL673018

Mapcode National: GBR NJJ.YNF

Mapcode Global: VHJK7.7R2W

Plus Code: 9F32MCR9+6P

Entry Name: Milestone 27 Metres South South West of the Spread Eagle Public House

Listing Date: 18 June 2007

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1392080

English Heritage Legacy ID: 502735

ID on this website: 101392080

Location: Margaretting, Chelmsford, Essex, CM4

County: Essex

District: Chelmsford

Civil Parish: Margaretting

Built-Up Area: Margaretting

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: Margaretting St Margaret

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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719/0/10093
18-JUN-07

MARGARETTING
ROMAN ROAD
Milestone 27m SSW of The Spread Eagle Public House

II

Milestone and cover plate. C18 and C19. Limestone and cast iron. One vertical surface of the cast iron cover plate is embossed with 'Chelmsford 4' and the other with 'Ingatstone 2'. A sloping surface above is embossed with 'To London 25 Margareting'.

HISTORY: This is one in a series of milestones erected in the C18 by the Essex Turnpike Trust to mark the distances along the 'Great Essex Road', which ran from London to Harwich. The design of the cover plate, which was added later, was initiated by James McAdam and adopted by the Trust in 1819 to reduce the frequent cost of re-cutting the inscriptions in the stones.

SOURCES: www.milestonesonline.co.uk; www.milestone-society.co.uk

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Milestones survive in large numbers as important indicators of road use and to merit listing they must survive in their original position and be largely intact. This is a good example of a milestone erected along the 'Great Essex Road'. It appears to be in its original location and retains its cast iron cover plate.

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