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Vierwielen
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Re: Milestones

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Chris Bertram wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:15
Vierwielen wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 22:29 This one is outside Frimley Park Hospital, is 50 miles from London, 4 miles from Bagshot and 8 miles from Farnham. If you travel up the A325 towards London, you can see some more in the same sequence while this one is in Farnham itself.
30 miles from London, if you zoom in, which feels about right if Bagshot is 4 miles away.
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During the turnpiking era, milestones were a legal requirement. Often seen with the turnpike trust's full name on too. On old OS maps the milestones are noted as well as their mileages which is quite handy when trying to plot the original course of a road.
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