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Latitude: 52.6806 / 52°40'50"N
Longitude: -2.2442 / 2°14'39"W
OS Eastings: 383588
OS Northings: 309240
OS Grid: SJ835092
Mapcode National: GBR 183.X0W
Mapcode Global: WHBFB.HWKC
Plus Code: 9C4VMQJ4+68
Entry Name: Milestone in the Grounds of Acorn Cottage
Listing Date: 19 December 2008
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1393073
English Heritage Legacy ID: 506179
Also known as: Milestone, Offoxey Road; Bishops Wood; 25m W Staffs boundary sign in garden of Acorn Lodge behind fence
ID on this website: 101393073
Location: Bishops Wood, Shropshire, ST19
County: Staffordshire
District: South Staffordshire
Civil Parish: Brewood and Coven
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire
Church of England Parish: Bishop's Wood St John the Evangelist
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Milestone
A late C18 or early C19 square section sandstone milestone with pyramidal top inscribed on three faces.
TONG
380/0/10015
OFFOXEY ROAD
Milestone in the grounds of Acorn Cottage
II
19-DEC-08
A late C18 or early C19 square section sandstone milestone with pyramidal top inscribed on three faces. The lettering is in a crude C17 or early C18 style. The southern face is inscribed to Shifnal, the eastern face to Brewood and the west to Tong. An Ordnance Survey bench mark is cut into the lower part of the southern face.
The milestone is believed to have been erected during the late C18 or early C19 by the second George Durant of Tong Castle who was responsible for the erection of a large number of eccentric buildings and structures in the area. The stone also denotes the boundary of the estate and the county boundary between Staffordshire and Shropshire.
The milestone in the grounds of Acorn Cottage is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* The stone survives well and is in its original location.
* The stone, unusually functioned as a county and estate boundary as well as a milemarker..
* The stone stands close to two contemporary listed buildings.
* The stone reflects the Durant's interest in pyramids.
* Two other nearby contemporary stones of similar design are already listed.
* The antique lettering on three faces may reflect the Durant's need for an established ancestry and at the very least forms part of the eccentric architectural tradition on this estate which has already been recognised by the list.
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