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Latitude: 52.5364 / 52°32'11"N
Longitude: -1.2779 / 1°16'40"W
OS Eastings: 449072
OS Northings: 293416
OS Grid: SP490934
Mapcode National: GBR 7M3.V12
Mapcode Global: VHCSY.SHRY
Plus Code: 9C4WGPPC+HR
Entry Name: Milestone at SP49069 93416
Listing Date: 28 February 2024
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1488919
ID on this website: 101488919
County: Leicestershire
District: Blaby
Parish: Sapcote
Built-Up Area: Sapcote
Traditional County: Leicestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire
An early-C19 cast-iron milestone.
An early-C19 cast-iron milestone at SP49069 93416.
MATERIALS: cast-iron.
PLAN: the milestone has a triangular plan form.
DESCRIPTION: the milestone has a triangular base, painted white. It features the Royal Coat of Arms of Queen Victoria and maker’s plaque to the front elevation. The base of the milestone bears an inscription reading, on the left face: TO / LEICESTER / 10 / MILES; and on the right face /TO / HINCKLEY / 4 / MILES.
The iron milestone at SP49069 93416 is located on the junction of Leicester Road and Grace Road in Sapcote, Leicestershire.
The milestone is understood to have been erected in the early-C19 by the Burbage and Narborough Turnpike Trust. Turnpike trusts were encouraged to erect such mile-markers during the mid-C18, increasing their prevalence, however this is the only surviving example of the historic group of four milestones.
The design of the milestone is attributed to Joseph Illston, an iron moulder working in nearby Leicester. It is understood to have been moved from its original location on the opposite side of the junction with Grace Road following the demolition of Ivy House Farm in 1967.
The milestone at SP49069 93416 is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural Interest:
* as a good example of a simply designed and well-executed milestone illustrating the introduction of cast-iron in the C19.
Historic Interest:
* as an example of an early-C19 milestone and demonstrator of the expansion and standardisation of road networks following the General Turnpike Act of 1773.
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