Information for record number MWA5464:
Milepost at Preston Lane

Summary The site of an iron milepost dating to the Imperial period. It is situated on Preston Lane, Preston on Stour.
What Is It?  
Type: Milepost
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Alderminster
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 21 50
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

 
Source Number  

1 An unelaborate iron mile marker, replacing an ornate cast iron milepost (PRN 5453).
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Unpublished document
Author/originator: PWF
Date: 1989
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MILEPOST * A post or pillar set up alongside a road to mark the miles from or to a place. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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