Milepost Approximately 700 Yards South South West of Orleton Hall
MILEPOST APPROXIMATELY 700 YARDS SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF ORLETON HALL, HOLYHEAD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030930
- Date first listed:
- 08-Apr-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Milepost Approximately 700 Yards South South West of Orleton Hall
- Statutory Address:
- MILEPOST APPROXIMATELY 700 YARDS SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF ORLETON HALL, HOLYHEAD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030930
- Date first listed:
- 08-Apr-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Milepost Approximately 700 Yards South South West of Orleton Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- MILEPOST APPROXIMATELY 700 YARDS SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF ORLETON HALL, HOLYHEAD ROAD
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MILEPOST APPROXIMATELY 700 YARDS SOUTH SOUTH WEST OF ORLETON HALL, HOLYHEAD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Telford and Wrekin (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wrockwardine
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 63290 10668
Details
WROCKWARDINE WATLING STREET 1. 5362 Holyhead Road Mile Post approximately 700 yds south-south-west of Orleton Hall SJ 61SW 27/671
II
2. Circa 1815-19. Cast iron with splayed sides and top inscribed in relief:- London 141, Shifnal 8 and Salop 9 m 6 fur. In 1815 the Holyhead Road Commission authorized Thomas Telford to improve the Holyhead Road from London. The period of improvement was 1815-35 but this section from Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton was constructed before 1819 by Henry Williams, contractor. The cast iron mile post was possibly made by the Coalbrookdale Company as were others q.v. Holyhead Road, Wellington and Watling Street, Wellington.
Listing NGR: SJ6329010668
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 362503
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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