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| milestone, Fawcett Forest (3) | ||
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| site name:- | road, Kendal to Shap | |
| civil parish:- | Fawcett Forest (formerly Westmorland) (?) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | NY55270430 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5504 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY50 | |
| references:- | OS 2000s Explorer |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 28) |
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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. KENDAL 9 SHAP 7" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILEPOST AT NY 552 042 / / A6 / FAWCETT FOREST / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75624 / NY5526104295" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milepost. 1825. Cast iron. Half hexagonal with fluted faces and domed cap. Central face has date. To left face a panel reading: "SHAP/7/MILES" to right face a panel reading: "KENDAL/9/MILES". Placed on the route of the Heron Syke to Eamont Bridge turnpike road established in 1820s replacing earlier route over Shap Fell." |
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| observation:- |
Cast iron, broken off half inch above ground. |
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