Shipston-on-Stour, milepost
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Shipston-on-Stour, milepost
Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 11 Jul 2009
In Church Street, one of a series of unique mileposts on A3400. Cast-iron, with leaf decorations at the base & ribbed stem. It is assumed from old photographs that distances were once displayed on boards standing upright from the arms at the top.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.064705
Longitude
-1.624043