milestone, Ravenstonedale | ||
site name:- | road, Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen | |
civil parish:- | Ravenstonedale (formerly Westmorland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | milestone | |
coordinates:- | NY73390073 | |
1Km square:- | NY7300 | |
10Km square:- | NY70 | |
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BLQ72.jpg Inscribed stone:- "K[ ]N [6] MILES / SEDBERGH 8 MILES" (taken 4.3.2006) |
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evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 36 1) |
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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. "Kirkby Stephen .. 6 Sedbergh .. 11 M.S." |
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evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE 850 YARDS TO NORTH EAST OF STUDFOLD (AT NGR 734 007) / / A683 / RAVENSTONEDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74113 / NY7340000700" |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone. Probably c.1822 when road was re-aligned; for Sedbergh Turnpike Trust. Single stone c.2 1/2 ft high. Base square in plan with front of upper section rounded. Incised sans-serif lettering:- North face SEDBERGH 8 MILES; south face KY STEPHEN 6 MILES." |
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