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| milestone, Alston Moor (4) | ||
| site name:- | road, Penrith to Alston | |
| civil parish:- | Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | NY70984511 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY7045 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY74 | |
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 BMI86.jpg Inscribed stone:- "PENRITH 18 / MELMERBY 9 / ALSTON 1" (taken 7.7.2006) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 33 16) |
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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. "M.S. Alston 1 Penrith 18" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE TO EAST OF BAYLES / / A686 / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73071 / NY7097045110" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone, possibly C19 for Alston Turnpike Trust. Single stone c2 1/2 ft high with 2 angled front faces and angled top; painted white with carved sans-serif lettering picked out in black: MELMERBY 9 to top, PENRITH 18 to left, and ALSTON 1 to right. Benchmark added to top at rear." |
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