Milestone - Main Street, Long Preston, Yorkshire, UK.
N 54° 01.353 W 002° 15.689
30U E 548382 N 5986282
This milestone has been re-located.
Waymark Code: WME9HQ
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/23/2012
Views: 4
On the 1896 Ordnance Survey maps, this is shown on the opposite side of the road. By 1909 it is marked at it's current location and says:-
Settle 3 3/4
Skipton 11 1/4
There is more on the milestone than that though.
Condition: Worn
Material: Metal
Inscription:
Top:-
Keighley and Kendal
Road
Long Preston
Left:-
Skipton
11 3/4 miles
Keighley
21 miles
Right:-
Settle
3 3/4 miles
Kendall
33 miles
Name of road: A65, Main Street.
Date placed: Not listed
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