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milestone, Carlisle (11)
site name:-   road, Cockermouth to Carlisle
civil parish:-   Carlisle (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   NY37695424
1Km square:-   NY3754
10Km square:-   NY35
references:-   OS County Series

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 23 6) 
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. Carlisle .. 2 Wigton .. 9 Cockermouth .. 24 1/2"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE OUTSIDE SUTTLE HOUSE / / WIGTON ROAD / CARLISLE / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 386924 / NY3770354233"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. Early C19 for the Carlisle to Cockermouth turnpike. Red sandstone with rounded top and curved face (formerly whitewashed), rectangular metal plate attached to front inscribed on 6 lines: CARLISLE 2 MILES/ WIGTON 9 MILES/ COCKERMOUTH 24 1/2 MILES. Plate formerly painted but now rusted."

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