Monument record MLI125901 - Milestone, Spalding Road, Sutterton

Summary

19th century milestone at Spalding Road, Sutterton.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

19th century milestone at Spalding Road, to the south-west of Sutterton. It is of carved stone, and is inscribed 'LONDON 100 MILES, SUTTERTON'. {1} The milestone is depicted in this location on the 2nd edition 25" Ordnance Survey County Series map. The depiction shows the milestone giving the distance to Boston as 7 miles, and to Spalding as 9 miles. {2} No trace of the milestone was found in early 2020, during inspection visits conducted as part of a condition survey of historic milestones in Boston Borough. The stone is thought to still be extant, though lost within extensive scrub and hedging that has grown in this area. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: The Milestone Society. 2001->. Historic Milestone Society Database. LI_L100.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 23 NE.
  •  Report: Lincolnshire County Council. 2020. Historical Milestones: Boston District. pp.37-8.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 2726 3502 (point) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish SUTTERTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Nov 26 2021 9:12AM

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