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| milestone, Hayton (2) | ||
| site name:- | road, Carlisle to Brampton S | |
| civil parish:- | Hayton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | NY50625865 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5058 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY55 | |
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 CEL69.jpg Cast iron plates on stone:- "TO / CARLISLE / 7 / MILES" "TO / BRAMPTON / 2 / MILES" (taken 5.2014) courtesy of Terry Moore Image © Terry Moore |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 17 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 Brampton 2 Carlisle 7" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE (WEST OF HAYTON LANE END) AT NGR NY 50630 58660 / / A69 / HAYTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 78056 / NY5063058660" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone. 1830 for the Carlisle-Brampton Turnpike. Red sandstone, cast iron plates. Squared stone with chamfered top, set at angle to road to give 2 faces in direction of traffic. Cast plates set into each face, that pointing east inscribed TO CARLISLE 7 MILES and west TO BRAMPTON 2 MILES. Whitewashed with lettering picked out in black. Probably moved from its original position in road improvements." |
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