What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: This disk marks the datum point from which in 1725 William Warren, fellow of Trinity Hall, began to measure the one mile points along the roads from Cambridge at which were then set up the first time milestones in Britain since Roman Times.
William Warren was a fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and is remembered for establishing the first time milestones in Britain since Roman times in 1725, marking significant distances from Cambridge along various roads.
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