Information for record number MWA7278:
Stone Milestone

Summary A milestone of Imperial date is situated 400m north west of Alcock's Arbour.
What Is It?  
Type: Milestone
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Haselor
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 11 56
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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Description

  
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1 On the west side of Trench Lane there is a milestone of sandstone, c.1m high x 0.4m wide, missing its lettering, but with an oval depression with two fixing holes in the front presumably for a lettered metal plate reading Alcester 2, Stratford-upon-Avon 6.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: A46 Environmental Assessment
Author/originator: Palmer N J
Date: 1994
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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 ARBOUR * A lattice work bower or shady retreat covered with climbing plants. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument MILESTONE * A stone set up on a road or path to mark the miles from or to a place. back

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