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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 1352
Type of record:Building
Name:Milestone on London Road, Dartford

Summary

Milestone on London Road, Dartford, it is located in the pavement, whit its back to flint wall, West of the junction with Galley Hill Road and High Street. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)


Grid Reference:TQ 6050 7488
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • MILESTONE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD? to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Milestone in pavement, back to flint wall, on London Road, West of junction with Galley Hill Road and High Street. It is visible on hisotirc OS maps of the area from the end of the 19th century onwards. (1-3) on the second edition OS the milestone is labelled 'London Br. 10 Gravesend 3' (1)


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947 (Map). SKE12644.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYMap: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #62627 Milestone, ]
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
<3>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947.