On Todays "the Chase" The Question Asked Was Where In London Do All Mileage Signposts Start From

[gollob]

The answer given was King Charles Statue,Trafalgar Square. I do not think this is right . I thought it was Charing Cross.

[baza]

I also thought it was Charing Cross.

[netibiza]

We often think the answers are incorrect!

[netibiza]

Google says Marble Arch!

[giveup]

I always thought it was Hyde Park Corner.

[joggerjayne]

I thought Charing Cross, too.

[emmie]

Post Medieval Europe
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In Europe, the distance measured typically starts at specified point within a city or town, as many roads were named for the towns at either end. For example in London, United Kingdom, a plaque near the Eleanor cross at Charing Cross is the reference point from which distances from London to other towns and cities are measured. In the UK, milestones are especially associated with former Turnpike roads.

[netibiza]

and this:

Traditionally, Marble Arch was used as London when approaching from the west. I believe that Charing Cross was used for distances from the south of London.

[emmie]

not sure if this is what you were after, but that is what i came across.

[netibiza]

Patrick Russell, Ealing, London

The crosses were raised by Edward I in memory of Eleanor of Castile who died at Harby, Northants. The one at Charing Cross originally stood where the statue of Charles I now stands. Unlike most cities, London has no single central point where all distances are taken from. The original London Stone (still in the City of London) was once used for this purpose. However, when the city's focus moved west, it was not replaced. There were once suggestions to place an inscribed obelisk at St Pauls as a baseline, and to some degree, the black post in Leicester Square now serves this purpose, but there is no fixed point. Some measurements use Trafalgar Square, others Westminster Bridge, Hyde Park Corner, or Marble Arch.

[netibiza]

Take your pick basically!!

[ABerrant]

The statue of King Charles I south of Trafalgar Square IS Charing Cross i.e. it was erected on the site of the Eleanor Cross in what was the hamlet of Charing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charing_Cross#Official_use_as_central_point