Milestone near "Coldwell Spring" on B6282 to Woodland, County Durham
N 54° 36.826 W 001° 55.998
30U E 568887 N 6052335
Milestone on the Middleton-in-Tees to Woodland road as it crosses Langleydale Common. Sadly engraving on this stone is hard to read.
Waymark Code: WM4CX7
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/07/2008
Views: 9
Middleton-in-Teesdale was the main centre in the area for lead mining and the road would have been used to transport materials etc to the mines and lead away to market. Edge is a spot just east of Woodland though why it was used on the milestones is unknown to me. On the 1859 Ordnance Survey map of the area the only thing at Edge is the Edge House Public House. There appears to be a discrepancy in the mileage on this milestone as it is 2.5 miles to Edge not 2.0 miles as cut on the stone.
Condition: Worn
Material: Stone
Inscription: Mid 7
Edge 2
Name of road: B6282 Middleton-in-Teesdale to Woodland
Date placed: Not listed
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