Bensham, A692, Bensham Road, milestone

HER Number

4625

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Bensham, A692, Bensham Road, milestone

Place

Bensham

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Milestone

Site Type: Specific

Milestone

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

This prism-shaped sandstone milestone, originally part of the Lobley Hill and Burnstones Turnpike, is possibly late 18th century in origin. It indicates 22 miles to W(olsingham).

Easting

424650

Northing

561960

Grid Reference

NZ424650561960

Sources

<< HER 4625 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 32; Milestone Sociey National ID Number DU_GHWH01; Milestone Society Survey 18 March 2004, Surveyor Iain A Davison