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Milestone

Key Words :- milepost

Viewing the Site :- on wide grass verge

Address :- Risby, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 79542 65854
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.261542 , Long 0.629394
Local Authority :- West Suffolk Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection

Description and History of Site:-
Badly damaged cast-iron milestone.

All that remains is the founder's inscription at the base:

SAMUEL RIDLEY
IRON FOUNDER
ST EDMUNDS
BURY
1838


Further Reading and References:-
Milestone Society database ref: SU_NMBU10


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