Mile Stone - A1(M), (Great North Road), Holme, Bedfordshire, UK.
N 52° 03.245 W 000° 13.892
30U E 689809 N 5770670
Passed by thousands of motorists every day. This milestone would be easily overlooked.
Waymark Code: WMAX45
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/06/2011
Views: 5
Easily overlooked if you didn't have an interest in milestones on this stretch of road of course.
This is one of a series of milestones scattered along this historic route. Originally, the Great North Road was not one single route, but a collection of local routes strung together. As a result it tends to meander somewhat. Here the milestone is located alongside a straight stretch of modern dual carriageway. Although I suspect that this is not exactly in it's original position, an 1882 Ordnance Survey map, shows this as a rather straight stretch, but does suggest that the milestone should be engraved "London 42. Baldock 5". Could this be a post-1882 replacement?
Material: Stone
Inscription:
Facing south - 42 Miles to London.
Facing north - 42 Miles from London. Holme.
Name of road: A1(M), Great North Road.
Condition: Not listed
Date placed: Not listed
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