Building record 443/1/2 - Milestone at SP59407789 (One of a Pair on the Stanford/Clay Coton Parish Boundary)

Milestone. Probably mid C19. Limestone ashlar. Rectangular stone with moulded cornice, formerly surmounted by a ball finial. Forms a pair with milestone at SP 5940 7789 (q.v.) and similar to milestones at SP 6170 7813 and SP 6168 7814, Stanford-on-Avon Road, Elkington (q.v.).

{1} Milestone. Probably mid C19. Limestone ashlar. Rectangular stone with moulded cornice, formerly surmounted by a ball finial. Inscription "Clay Coton 1/2, Yelvertoft (SE) 2, West Haddon 5, NORTHAMPTON 15 1/2, Crick 3 1/2, Daventry 10 1/2." Erected adjacent to Stanford-on-Avon parish boundary. Forms a pair with milestone at SP 5940 7789 (q.v.) and similar to milestones at SP 6170 7813 and SP 6168 7814, Stanford-on-Avon Road, Elkington (q.v.).

{3} On each road into the parish of Stanford On Avon are parish boundary markers. They comprise fine piers with finials, and the pair on the Yelvertoft Road are noted as especially fine examples, erected after 1839.

{5} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/3 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G03 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.411 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2010, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter (Vol.115), p.3 (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN44153.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Clay Coton (Photographs). SNN112087.

<6> Milestone Society, 2005, Milestone Society Repository, NR_SFHSa (Website). SNN111215.

Record last edited

Jun 10 2024 9:33AM