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Latitude: 51.2368 / 51°14'12"N
Longitude: -2.3367 / 2°20'12"W
OS Eastings: 376591
OS Northings: 148679
OS Grid: ST765486
Mapcode National: GBR 0S8.J14
Mapcode Global: VH97D.G51P
Plus Code: 9C3V6MP7+P8
Entry Name: Milestone South of Parbury Cottage (Ngr ST7658648680)
Listing Date: 9 April 2008
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1392515
English Heritage Legacy ID: 503565
ID on this website: 101392515
Location: Cottle's Oak, Somerset, BA11
County: Somerset
District: Mendip
Civil Parish: Frome
Built-Up Area: Frome
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: Milestone
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1010/0/10021 VALLIS ROAD
09-APR-08 Milestone South of Parbury Cottage (NG
R ST7658648680)
II
Late C18 or early C19 milestone; rectangular in plan with rounded top. It is of dressed stone and a cast iron plaque in the design of a three-pointed shield is attached to the front (east face). Incised lettering to the front of the plaque reads: FROME 1.
HISTORY: It is one of a series of milestones erected by the Frome Turnpike Trust on the route between Frome and Radstock which was turnpiked in 1757.
REASON FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: This milestone on the A362 is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a legible, intact example of a late C18 or early C19 milestone, reflecting the expansion of the road network and the impact of the 1773 general Turnpike Act.
* It is comparable to other listed milestones erected along this route by the Frome Turnpike Trust.
This milestone on the A362, on the north-west edge of Frome, has been listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is a legible, intact example of a late C18 or early C19 milestone, reflecting the expansion of the road network and the impact of the 1773 general Turnpike Act, which made recording mileage compulsory.
* It is comparable to other listed milestones on this route erected by the Frome Turnpike Trust.
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