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Milestone, London Road, Fowlmere
History of Milestone, London Road
This is the site of the ‘Ten miles to Cambridge’ milestone.
Milestone, Fowlmere, 1917 (photo W M Palmer) (Cambridgeshire Collection). This photo shows the airfield and a machine gun firing range.
10 Miles to Cambridge Milestone, Fowlmere (English Heritage)
One of sixteen milestones on the old Cambridge to London road set up by William Warren in 1727-32 under the bequest of Dr William Mowse, Master of Trinity Hall 1552-53 for the upkeep of roads in and about Cambridge. (English Heritage)
See also The Flint.
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