Information for record number MWA7959:
Milestone on Wootton Bridge

Summary A milestone from the Imperial period which is marked on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1886 and 1906. It is situated on Wootton Wawen Bridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Milestone
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wootton Wawen
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 15 63
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Milestone marked on Wootton Bridge on 1886 OS 6" map.
2 Milestone marked on Wootton Bridge on 1906 OS 6" map.
3 Photograph shows "To London 100 miles, Stratford on Avon 2, Birmingham 16, 1806" carved into a rectangular stone, in fairly good condition.
 
Sources
Source No:
Source Type: Map
Title: 37NE 1:10560 1886
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1886
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Volume/Sheet: 37NE
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Map
Title: Second Edition OS 6" 1906
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1906
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Milestone on Wootton Bridge
Author/originator: Haughton B
Date: 1996
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
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 STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. 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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