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boundary stone, Preston Richard/Stainton
civil parish:-   Preston Richard (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Stainton (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   boundary stone
locality type:-   parish boundary mark
coordinates:-   SD53418696
1Km square:-   SD5386
10Km square:-   SD58


photograph
BQA60.jpg  Inscribed stone:-
"PRESTON RICHARD / STAINTON" (taken 6.2.2009)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"BOUNDARY STONE APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS NORTH WEST OF STORTH END FARMHOUSE NEAR SUMMERLANDS / / / PRESTON RICHARD / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76521 / SD5338986972"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Boundary stone. Probably early C19. Dressed limestone upright stone with wide stop chamfers to front corners. Painted black and white with black sans-serif lettering diagonally on each chamfer: STAINTON to NORTH, PRESTON RICHARD to SOUTH."

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