Leeds Liverpool Canal milestone – Saltaire, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 50.468 W 001° 48.410
30U E 578506 N 5966506
This is one of the regular milestones along the length of the Leeds Liverpool Canal.
Waymark Code: WMC85R
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/07/2011
Views: 3
The canal is the longest in Northern England. Officially it is listed as being 127 miles long, but an extra ¼ mile is mentioned on the milestone itself.
At this point it 113 miles to Liverpool in the west and 14 ¼ miles to Leeds in the east.
Condition: Immaculate
Material: Stone
Inscription: LPOOL     LEEDS
113        14 1/4
MILES     MILES
Name of road: Leeds Liverpool Canal
Date placed: Not listed
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