Mile 17 On The Calder And Hebble Navigation – Crowther Bottom, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 41.837 W 001° 48.819
30U E 578326 N 5950496
This milestone marks the 17th mile from the start of the navigation at Fall Ing near Wakefield.
Waymark Code: WMGAAN
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/05/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GEO*Trailblazer 1
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The Calder and Hebble Navigation completed in 1770 consisted of artificial improvements to the River Calder and River Hebble to allow canal boats use what used to be un-navigable rivers.

It ran for 21 miles from the Aire and Calder Navigation at Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge, was one of the first navigable waterways into the Pennines. The milestone has a headstone design with a curved top and is about 2 feet tall.
Condition: Worn

Material: Stone

Inscription:
   From FALL ING     17   Miles.

Name of road: Calder and Hebble Navigation

Date placed: Not listed
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