Milestone, Holyhead Road, Oakengates
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Milestone, Holyhead Road, Oakengates
Image: © Gordon Cragg Taken: Unknown
One of Thomas Telford's original milestones from the 1820's, still in position but sinking down, on the Holyhead Road (old A5) at Oakengates. In fact it is not made of stone but cast-iron, should it be a 'mileiron' ?
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Image Location
Latitude
52.691325
Longitude
-2.451061