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Latitude: 53.3989 / 53°23'56"N
Longitude: -2.5213 / 2°31'16"W
OS Eastings: 365434
OS Northings: 389247
OS Grid: SJ654892
Mapcode National: GBR BYT4.Y9
Mapcode Global: WH98L.7TMP
Plus Code: 9C5V9FXH+HF
Entry Name: Milestone
Listing Date: 6 March 2008
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1392453
English Heritage Legacy ID: 493728
ID on this website: 101392453
Location: Martinscroft, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1
County: Warrington
Civil Parish: Woolston
Built-Up Area: Warrington
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Woolston
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Milestone
WOOLSTON
23/0/10011 MANCHESTER ROAD
06-MAR-08 (South side)
Milestone
II
Milestone, probably late C18/early C19, whitewashed stone. Triangular, flat top, straight back. Lettering reads 'TO WARRINGTON 3 MILES' (left); 'TO MANCHESTER 16 MILES' (right).
HISTORY: Marked on the 1848/9 OS map the milestone was probably erected in the late C18/early C19. Situated along a former C18 turnpike road, now the A57.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Milestone situated along a former C18 turnpike road, now the A57. Represents significant special interest as a physical marker of the area's changing transport history.
Listing NGR: SJ6543489247
Milestone situated along a former C18 turnpike road, now the A57. Represents significant special interest as a physical marker of the area's changing transport history.
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