18th to 19th century milestone, near junction of London Road and Widdington Road (EHER 15797)

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Summary

18th to 19th century milestone marked LONDON 36, CAMBRIDGE 18, and probably [NEWMARKET23].

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Grid reference	TL 523 325 (point)
Civil Parish	NEWPORT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

MILESTONE (Early 18th century to Modern - 1701 AD? to 2050 AD)

Description

1969-1972. Survey. Missing at time of inspection, hopefully only temporarily in view of road widening. <1> Visible on OS 6" 1st edition. <2> 1973. Survey. Now missing. <3> 2002. Survey. Now located. Stone is the same design as others in the series and partially buried. Marked LONDON 36, CAMBRIDGE 18 and probably [NEWMARKET23]. <4>

Sources

<1> SEX40606 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Booker, J.. 1969-1972. Record Card for Essex Industrial Sites. Record card ERO TZ 193-2.
<2> SEX40582 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1881. Sheet 8. OS 1st edition 6" series.
<3> SEX59877 Article in serial: Tonkin, W.G.S.. 1973. Milestones in West Essex.
<4> SEX61285 CORRESPONDENCE: Nicholls, J.V.. 2002. Milestones in Essex.

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