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Milestone at Viverdon Plantation

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Mellion, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.48 / 50°28'48"N

Longitude: -4.2756 / 4°16'32"W

OS Eastings: 238644

OS Northings: 66939

OS Grid: SX386669

Mapcode National: GBR NP.M5L7

Mapcode Global: FRA 17YS.D3Y

Plus Code: 9C2QFPJF+2Q

Entry Name: Milestone at Viverdon Plantation

Listing Date: 10 April 2008

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1392531

English Heritage Legacy ID: 503278

ID on this website: 101392531

Location: Cornwall, PL12

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: St. Mellion

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: St Mellion

Church of England Diocese: Truro

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Description


ST MELLION

514/0/10019 OLD A388
10-APR-08 Milestone at Viverdon Plantation

II
Granite milestone of c.1764, rectangular ashlar post with rounded head. The incised lettering with serifs gives the distance to Callington:
2 ½
C

HISTORY: The milestone is one of a series erected by the Callington Turnpike Trust which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1764. Eight routes were outlined in the Act, this one approaching Callington from Paynter's Cross to the south. Unusually, the distances on this route are measured in half miles, probably in order to align with the milestones erected by the Saltash Turnpike Trust, established in 1761.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Milestones are of special interest as one of the few physical remains of national and local historic road use. They reflect the standardisation of roads and the introduction of turnpikes. This is one of a number of late C18 granite milestones erected by the Callington Turnpike Trust. The stone remains intact and in its original location. It also has group value with other listed mileposts on this route and should therefore be included on the list.
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Reasons for Listing


Milestones are of special interest as one of the few physical remains of national and local historic road use. They reflect the standardisation of roads and the introduction of turnpikes. This is one of a number of late C18 granite milestones erected by the Callington Turnpike Trust. The stone remains intact and in its original location. It also has group value with other listed mileposts on this route and has therefore been included on the list.

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