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Dist:0.3km<br/>Mid 18th century single stone with cast iron plate. The legend reads TETBURY / 1 / MILES / MALMSBY / 4 / MILES. For a wider view Link Milestones did not come into general use until the Turnpike Act of 1766 made them compulsory on turnpike roads, these roads were built by private enterprise under licence from the Government and maintained by tolls on those who used them. Before this Act milestones were put up occasionally, often as charitable acts and commemorations. Many Turnpike Act stones still exist. They are usually 2-3 ft high, with the initial letter or abbreviation of the nearest market town show on two faces, and the distance from it.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The bridleway takes riders and walkers from the B4014 to Long Newnton church.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The bridleway takes riders and walkers from the village to the B4014. For the other end of the bridleway http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2019746
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The milestone stands beside the B4014. Milestones are the original roadside heritage features with many dating back hundreds of years and these historic items are under threat from highway developments.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Holy Trinity is the parish church at Long Newton in Gloucestershire. Long Newton is off the B4014 near Tetbury
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Dist:0.5km<br/>I don't make a habit of making negative comments about things I photograph but this sundial is a bit of a 'carbuncle' as HRH Prince Charles once said about another place. This is what church sundials should look like [[552452]] or [[2080018]]
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.5km<br/>The tower can be seen in context here [[2101110]] It is the oldest part of the church dating to the 15th century. A mild breeze blowing from the south-east this day.
©Brian Robert Marshall
Dist:0.5km<br/>The oldest part of the church is the 15th century tower. The appearance of the remainder is traceable to the 19th century when it was rebuilt in 1841. In 1870 the north aisle was added. Only listed Grade II http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=425521
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Dist:0.5km<br/>The bench mark is to be found on the buttress on the west side of the tower. For a view of the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2019802 and for further information on the bench mark http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm35242 A bench mark is an Ordnance Survey arrowhead sign found on walls, bridges, churches and specially erected triangulation pillars where the altitude above sea-level has been accurately measured by surveyors. The arrowhead points to a horizontal line above it which marks the exact altitude. With rivets and pivots there is no datum (horizontal line) cut, the pointed-to horizontal surface defining the datum height. The wall is heavily covered in lichen. Lichens do not have roots, but absorb water and gases through their upper surface, and are therefore sensitive to atmospheric pollution. For this reason they are rarely found around cities and grow best on the wetter west side of the British Isles. Those on trees thrive best on the sunny, south-west aspects of trunks and branches. Disappearance of lichen species can be used to detect rising levels of air pollution. There are three main types. The encrusting forms, including the bright orange/dark yellow 'Xanthoria' grow on roofs, walls, gravestones, signs and tree trunks. Leaf-like species develop flat lobes spreading over bark or stones, and shrubby forms which grow vertically from the ground or hang from trees. Few have common names.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.5km<br/>The three stage tower is Perpendicular in style and dates from the 15th century.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>This is the handle to the main door to the church. For a view of the church http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2019802
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Dist:0.5km<br/>The church has its origins in the 15th century with further building and restoration taking place in 1841. Further work was carried out in 1870 by T H Wyatt.
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©David Purchase
Dist:0.5km<br/>Typically atmospheric, this part of the churchyard south of the church contains the oldest graves. The stone building on the boundary is part of the Old Rectory just visible beyond that.
©Brian Robert Marshall

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