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Multi-periodSite Name: The High Stone of Snaresbrook Alternative Name: The Leyton StoneCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.922 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Greater London Type: Marker Stone
Nearest Town: Leytonstone
Map Ref: TQ3991388103
Latitude: 51.574438N Longitude: 0.017599E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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At the junction of Hollybush Hill and New Wanstead. A stone like this has been shown here on maps since at least 1774, but it was thought to be much older and may date back to the Roman period. It is probably the stone in the name of Leytonstone.
In 1370 the village was referred to as Leyton-atte-Stone. The upright stone has been replaced but the base is very old. In recent times the upper stone has served as a tall signpost or milestone and the now shows which road to follow when leaving London:
To Epping | To Ongar
XI Miles | XVI Miles
Through | Through
Woodford | Woodford Bridge
Loughton | Chigwell, Abridge
It is truer to say that this is what would be there if the black colouring had not dropped out from the letters.
Source: exploringeastlondon.co.uk/eel/Leytonstone/Leytonstone.htm
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