The oldest piece of street furniture in Wickford

Hidden away, near a wall opposite Hall’s Corner, at the junction of Nevendon Road and London Road stands our milestone.  The roads used to meet at a  T-junction before the road to the by-pass was built. The milestone points the way to London 29miles, Southend 12 miles and Rayleigh 5 miles Now covered in moss and grime it rarely gets a glance from passersby.
I don’t know how many years it must have stood there but it must have seen the village of Wickford grow, with the coming of the railway and buses to a busy market town. Its High Street become packed with shops that served the whole town and surrounding areas  needs, and now its decline of closing shops and shrinking market.