Parton Milestone
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Parton Milestone
Image: © David Rogers Taken: 7 Feb 2014
Grade II listed milestone beside the A595. "mid C19. Single sandstone block c2 ft high with chamfered top; square in plan, set diagonally to road. Painted white with rectangular cast-iron plate to north face; border and raised sans-serif lettering picked out in black: TO WHITEHAVEN 2 MILES. Plate missing from south face". The missing plate showed Workington 6 miles & Cockermouth 12 miles.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.570485
Longitude
-3.574493