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Modern Milestone, Chippenham Without Opposite a petrol station on the A420, Bristol Road.
This is a replacement for the old milestone
see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6072414">ST8974 : Old Milestone by the A420, Bristol Road, west of Chippenham</a> sometime between April 2021 &amp; October 2021.

Inscription: 7 Miles / To / Marshfield / 2 miles / To / Chippenham

Milestone Society National ID: WI_CPMF02 R — Modern Milestone, Chippenham Without Credit: Mr Red

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.479489/-2.1399452 or Grid Reference ST9075. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Modern Milestone, Chippenham Without

Opposite a petrol station on the A420, Bristol Road. This is a replacement for the old milestone see ST8974 : Old Milestone by the A420, Bristol Road, west of Chippenham sometime between April 2021 & October 2021. Inscription: 7 Miles / To / Marshfield / 2 miles / To / Chippenham Milestone Society National ID: WI_CPMF02 R

Mr Red

Entrance to Chippenham Morrisons

See ST9175 : Morrisons Superstore, Chippenham for a wider context.

Stephen Craven

Roundabout on Stainers Way

Where Barnes Road goes off to the left.

Stephen Craven

Stainers Way with cycle path

A segregated cycle path runs right through this housing estate, sometimes next to Stainers Way, sometimes diverging from it.

Stephen Craven

Open space off Stainers Way

When this housing estate at Hardenhuish was built, a generous amount of green space was left between areas of housing.

Stephen Craven

Playground by Stainers Way

Stephen Craven

Link path off Stainers Way

This short, straight section of footpath connects the housing estate to a longer foot and cycle path that runs for 1.3km alongside the Hardenhuish Brook from the ring road to Bristol Road on the outskirts of the town centre.

Stephen Craven

The stone circle on Redwing Avenue

I wondered whether this structure in a modern housing estate might be formed from parts of some historic house that once stood on the site, but a local person explained that the show houses for the estate were close by, and this was part of the developer's promotional work.

Stephen Craven

Cycleway off Hardenhuish Lane

Part of a longer foot and cycle path that runs for 1.3km alongside the Hardenhuish Brook from the ring road to Bristol Road on the outskirts of the town centre.

Stephen Craven

Sheldon School, Chippenham

A view through the gates at the rear entrance on Hardenhuish Lane. The school, originally for boys only, is now a co-educational comprehensive and claims to be the largest school in Wiltshire.

Stephen Craven

The Hardenhuish Brook

Probably never much of a watercourse at the best of times, but with only a trickle of a flow in the dry summer of 2022.

Stephen Craven

Cycleway parallel to the Hardenhuish Brook

This foot and cycle path runs for 1.1km alongside the Hardenhuish Brook from Bristol Road on the outskirts of the town centre to Stainers Way, beyond which it continues as a public footpath only, to and beyond the ring road.

Stephen Craven

Chippenham Cricket Club

The ground is off Bristol Road.

Stephen Craven

North end of John Coles Park

The north end of the park is open grassland for general recreational use.

Stephen Craven

Chippenham Motor Company, Bumpers Way, Chippenham, Wilts

Located on the Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, the company is a main dealer for the Seat and Kia brands. It also sells secondhand cars of various brands.

P L Chadwick

Bumpers Way, Chippenham, Wilts

Bumpers Way is one of the main roads in the Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate. Here it is passing Chippenham Motor Company on the left. ST9073 : Chippenham Motor Company, Bumpers Way, Chippenham, Wilts.

P L Chadwick

Footpath from Bumpers Way to Lords Mead, Chippenham, Wilts

This footpath connects the industrial area around Bumpers Way with the residential area of Lords Mead and nearby roads. The footpath also providers an access to Little Battens Park and its facilities.

P L Chadwick