Information for record number MWA560:
Imperial milestone, Coughton.

Summary A turnpike milestone, Alcester to Bromsgrove road, dating to the Imperial period. It is set into a boundary wall of the Coughton Court Estate in the centre of the village, on the east side of the A435.
What Is It?  
Type: Milestone
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Coughton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 08 60
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

 
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1 Alcester-Bromsgrove Turnpike milestone. Cast iron plate set into boundary wall of Coughton Court grounds. Letters slightly set above surface and painted black on white ground. On side of A435 in centre of Coughton village. Plate rests on stone pediment.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: CBA
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Date:
Page Number: Z453
Volume/Sheet: Record Card
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: SMR card: photograph
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Date: 2005
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Milestone in Coughton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1978
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ROAD * A way between different places, used by horses, travellers on foot and vehicles. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument MILESTONE * A stone set up on a road or path to mark the miles from or to a place. back
monument BOUNDARY WALL * Any wall enclosing a building or complex of buildings, eg. prisons, dockyards, factories, etc. back

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