Milestone, junction of Front Street and Station Road, Alston, Cumbria.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member greysman
N 54° 48.746 W 002° 26.474
30U E 535909 N 6074062
An early C19th milestone set into a wall at the main road junction in Alston.
Waymark Code: WMFB8Z
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/23/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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This milestone was placed here by the Alston Turnpike Trust in the early C19th. It is a single stone approximately 4ft high by 2ft with an elliptical top. It is Grade II listed. It has most probably been moved to its present location, set into a retaining wall to the west of the Town Hall with only its face showing, from very near by when the area was landscaped. It is painted white with carved sans-serif lettering picked out in black.

The legend reads: 

            ALSTON 
              TO
                  MILES
     HEXHAM        23½ 
     PENRITH       19
     BRAMPTON      20
     MIDDLETON     22
     STANHOPE      21

Condition: Worn

Date placed: 01/01/1800

Material: Stone

Inscription:
ALSTON TO MILES HEXHAM 23½ PENRITH 19 BRAMPTON 20 MIDDLETON 22 STANHOPE 21

Name of road: Front Street, A689, and Station Road, A686
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