Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Milestone House, Penrith | ||
| Milestone House | ||
| civil parish:- | Penrith (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY50253247 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5032 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY53 | |
| SummaryText:- | The name is thought to refer to a roman milestone; there is no modern milestone here or on the parallel road. | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 49 16) placename:- Milestone House |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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