Canal Milepost
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Canal Milepost by John Lomas as part of the Geograph project.
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Canal Milepost
Image: © John Lomas Taken: 12 Aug 2005
This mile post appears to have been moved about 50yds from the previous course of the Walton Summit Branch of the Leeds Liverpool Canal, which is now buried under the M61. It has been re-erected at the corner of a pub which may well have been a canal serving pub, even if not directly alongside the canal. It is certainly old enough and does appear to be on the old map that comes up when checking the location.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.703531
Longitude
-2.637687