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Tag: Milestone

  • Dereham – George Hotel Milestone

    Dereham – George Hotel Milestone

    I’ve never noticed this milestone near to Dereham marketplace, located outside of the George Hotel, which was once a coaching inn. It’s a simple enough bit of stone, marking that it’s 100 miles to London (that reminds just how far the LDWA 100 challenge is) and 10 miles to Watton. It also reminds people that they’re currently in Dereham, which is probably quite handy for the weary traveller. But, there’s a long heritage to this stone, it has been here since around 1770, which makes it one of the earliest of the 360 or so milestones in Norfolk.

  • Malta (Northern Region) – St. Paul’s Bay – Milestone

    Although milestones dated back to the Roman period, it was the British who installed a large number of them around the Maltese islands. A hard wearing rock was used, but many have inevitably worn away over the years and many of them were defaced over time. This one is in Paul’s Bay and I can’t unfortunately read what it used to say.