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Monument record MDR11668 - Milepost opposite Sewage Works Drive, Derby Road, Lower Kilburn

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  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

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Cast iron milepost with a triangular sectioned base. The east side is inscribed 'DERBY / 5½ / BURTON / 17' and the west side has 'ALFREn / 7½ / CHESTERd / 18'. Above is a sloping triangular top with a triangular headpiece over, inscribed '132 / LONDON'. The milepost is on the west side of what was formerly a turnpike road controlled by the Alfreton and Derby Turnpike Trust. (1) The cast iron milepost is grade II listed and dates from c. 1840. (2)

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  • <1> Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DR/HOR/01.
  • <2> Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. List entry number 1158343.

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Grid reference Centred SK 37409 44961 (3m by 3m)
Civil Parish HORSLEY, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE

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Aug 21 2017 10:41AM

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