Milestone, Halifax Road, Batley
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Milestone, Halifax Road, Batley
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 20 Feb 2007
This is not marked on any of my OS maps, not even the 1850 6” map. It was probably erected by the turnpike trust, and is inscribed 'TO H' (for Halifax) on one face and 'TO W (?) M' on the other (W for Wakefield, M for miles). The distance is about 7 miles.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.70834
Longitude
-1.659099