Milestone South-East of Egglesburn on B6282, County Durham
N 54° 36.737 W 002° 01.252
30U E 563235 N 6052088
Milestone on the Middleton-in-Tees to Eggleston road about 0.4 miles south-east of road junction at Egglesburn junction on B6282
Waymark Code: WM4CZ6
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/07/2008
Views: 11
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.
Condition: Immaculate
Material: Stone
Inscription:
MID 3
EDGE 6 1/2
Name of road: B6282 Middleton-in-Teesdale to Woodland
Date placed: Not listed
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