Description

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SJ 41 NW
SJ 4285 1556
5/142

MONTFORD C.P
Holyhead Road
Milestone approximately 125 metres to south of Forton Cottage

(Formerly listed as Milestone approximately 125 metres to south of Forton Cottage A5 (T) (south-west side))

II
Milestone erected 1826-1827. Thomas Telford, engineer. Tooled limestone with shallow-pointed top and chamfered corners. Cast-iron plate, with supercribed serif lettering: "HOLY-/HEAD / 102-M /SALOP 4M - 6F".

This is one of a series of milestones alongside the A5 (Holyhead Road). Telford was the engineer for the Holyhead Road improvements which were carried out in the 15 years after 1817. Forton Cottage is not included on this list.

Listing NGR: SJ4284615558

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648487

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)