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milestone, Lowther
not found
site name:-   road, Shap to Penrith
civil parish:-   Lowther (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   NY53862374
1Km square:-   NY5323
10Km square:-   NY52

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 8 5) 
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.P. PENRITH 4½ SHAP 6"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE NORTH OF HACKTHORPE / / / LOWTHER / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74334 / NY5385323737"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. Dated 1825. Cast iron. Fluted cast iron post with rounded head inscribed to left SHAP 6 MILES and right PENRITH 4 1/2 MILES with 1825 in centre. Oval maker's plate at top has been painted over many times and is illegible. Painted white with lettering picked out in black."

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