Milestone - Main Road - Taddington, Derbyshire - Milestones on Waymarking.com

Cast iron post on Main Road, Taddington, near main bus stop [Smithy Lane, Stop ID: dbsdatmd]. It is set in the tarmac path in front of a stone wall beside the house on the south side of the road.
A Matlock iron bobbin, erected by the Ashford & Buxton turnpike trust in the 19th century.

The inscription reads:-
: BUXTON / 6 : : LONDON / 157 : : BAKEWELL / 5½ :

The post is Grade II listed:
"Mile post. Early C19. Cast iron. Circular shaft and broader circular body with raised bead moulding and domed top. Inscribed around the top LONDON. The rest of the information was painted and is no longer visible."

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Condition: Worn Material: Metal Inscription: : BUXTON / 6 : : LONDON / 157 : : BAKEWELL / 5½ : Name of road: Main Road Date placed: Not listed

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