Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| milestone, Winscales (3) | ||
| site name:- | road, Cockermouth to Whitehaven | |
| civil parish:- | Winscales (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | NY01182432 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY0124 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY02 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 61 3) |
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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. Workington .. [3] Cockermouth .. 9 Whiitehaven .. 5" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE EAST OF DISTINGTON SECONDARY SCHOOL / / / WINSCALES / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72244 / NY0118124329" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone. Late C18 or early C19 for the Cockermouth-Whitehaven Turnpike. Whitewashed square stone set at angle to give faces for cast iron plates inscribed TO WORKINGTON 3, TO COCKERMOUTH 9 MILES; TO WHITEHAVEN 5 MILES." |
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