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milestone, Ravenstonedale (8)
not found
site name:-   road, Sedbergh to Kirkby Stephen
civil parish:-   Ravenstonedale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   SD72429944
1Km square:-   SD7299
10Km square:-   SD79
references:-   OS County Series

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 36 1) 
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.
"Kirkby Stephen .. 7 Sedbergh .. 7 M.S"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE 150 YARDS NORTH EAST OF METHODIST CHAPEL (NGR 724 995) / / A683 / RAVENSTONEDALE / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 430804 / SD7240099500"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. Probably c.1822 when road was re-aligned; for Sedbergh Turnpike Trust. Single stone c.2 1/2 ft high. Base square in plan with front of upper section rounded. Incised sans-serif lettering: North face SEDBERGH 7 MILES; south face KY STEPHEN 7 MILES."

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