Milestone B2230 Sutton High St, Sutton, Surrey. UK.
Posted by: AngelPick
N 51° 21.954 W 000° 11.646
30U E 695319 N 5694252
A very old stone milestone on the pedestrianised High Street.
Waymark Code: WMBMX8
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/03/2011
Views: 4
A Scheduled Ancient Monument no less, although many other milestones have this standing.
Originally part of a turnpike road built from London to Brighton in 1755, it later became the B2230.
The majority of the High Street was pedestrianised in the 1970s but the milestone survived.
Condition: Worn
Date placed: 01/01/1755
Material: Stone
Inscription: Whitehall XI Miles
Royal Exchange XII Miles
Name of road: B2230 Sutton High St (pedestrianised in 1975)
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