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milestone, Strickland Ketel (3)
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site name:-   road, Kendal to Windermere
civil parish:-   Strickland Ketel (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   SD48639627
1Km square:-   SD4896
10Km square:-   SD49
references:-   OS County Series

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33) 
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. AMBLESIDE 10 KENDAL 3"

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 15) 
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. Ambleside .. 3 Kendal .. 11"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE IN LAYBY TO LEFT OF A591 200 METRES NORTH OF RATHERHEATH LANE / / WINDERMERE ROAD / STRICKLAND KETEL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76425 / SD4862996273"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. Probably late C19. Limestone with chamfered edges. Painted white. Plain incised lettering painted black. North side: Kendal 3 miles. South side: (set diagonally) Windermere 5 1/2 miles."

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