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| milestone, Beetham (6) | ||
| site name:- | road, Carnforth to Milnthorpe | |
| civil parish:- | Beetham (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | SD50957745 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5077 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD57 | |
| references:- | OS County Series |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 46 12) |
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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. "MS Lancaster .. 11, Milnthorpe .. 2 3/4." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE APPROXIMATELY 60 METRES SOUTH OF JUNCTION OF A6 WITH MOSS LANE / / A6 / BEETHAM / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 425663 / SD5095977462" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone. Probably early C19. Dressed limestone. Upright stone with flat top and deep chamfers to front corners. Painted black and white with black sans-serif lettering: MILNTHORPE 23/4 on South, LANCASTER 11 on North." |
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| hearsay:- |
Reported to be lying in the field behind the hedge: 2012. |
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