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| milestone, Ravenstonedale (4) | ||
| site name:- | road, Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen | |
| civil parish:- | Ravenstonedale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | SD71609811 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD7198 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD79 | |
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 BLQ73.jpg Inscribed stone:- "KY. STEPHEN 8 MILES / SEDBERGH 6 MILES" (taken 4.3.2006) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 35 8) |
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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. "MP. Kirkby Stephen .. 8 Sedbergh .. 6" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE CIRCA 250 YARDS TO WEST OF BRIG COTTAGE (AT NGR 716 981) / / A683 / RAVENSTONEDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 430805 / SD7160098100" |
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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 6 MILES; south face KY STEPHEN 8 MILES." |
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