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Milestone Outside No 279

A Grade II Listed Building in Biddulph, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1337 / 53°8'1"N

Longitude: -2.1685 / 2°10'6"W

OS Eastings: 388826

OS Northings: 359626

OS Grid: SJ888596

Mapcode National: GBR 12S.JLF

Mapcode Global: WHBC7.NHLH

Plus Code: 9C5V4RMJ+FJ

Entry Name: Milestone Outside No 279

Listing Date: 29 July 2008

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1392686

English Heritage Legacy ID: 503340

ID on this website: 101392686

Location: Whitemoor, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, ST8

County: Staffordshire

District: Staffordshire Moorlands

Civil Parish: Biddulph

Built-Up Area: Biddulph

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Biddulph St Lawrence

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


BIDDULPH

1915/0/10030 CONGLETON ROAD
29-JUL-08 Milestone outside No 279

II
A gritstone milestone of c.1770. It is triangular on plan with ramped corners at either side and this is believed to be a unique feature of milestones in the Biddulph area. Each roadside face reads "To" and "Miles", Ordnance Survey maps show that the stone formerly bore wording recording 3 miles to Congleton and 9 1/2 miles to Newcastle-under-Lyme which was defaced in 1940 as an official measure in case of invasion.

HISTORY: The milestone was erected by the New Biddulph Turnpike Trust. It was possibly formerly dated 1770.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: The milestone at Congleton Road, Biddulph is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* An example of a late C18 milestone, showing the expansion of the road network at a time prior to the 1773 general Turnpike Act, which made recording the mileage compulsory
* The milestones on this route reflect the standardisation of roads and the introduction of turnpikes to facilitate the transport needs of the increasingly industrial landscape of C18 Staffordshire
* The defacing of the stone in 1940 as a measure to counter invasion is itself significant
* Group Value with other milestones on this turnpike road.


Reasons for Listing


The milestone at Congleton Road, Biddulph is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* An example of a late C18 milestone, showing the expansion of the road network at a time prior to the 1773 general Turnpike Act, which made recording the mileage compulsory
* The milestones on this route reflect the standardisation of roads and the introduction of turnpikes to facilitate the transport needs of the increasingly industrial landscape of C18 Staffordshire
* The defacing of the stone in 1940 as a measure to counter invasion is itself significant
* Group Value with other milestones on this turnpike road.

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