Milestone on Rod Moor Road, originally the Gleadless to Calver Turnpike
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Milestone on Rod Moor Road, originally the Gleadless to Calver Turnpike
Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 17 Feb 2014
The turnpike dates to 1781, but this milestone may be later. It's virtually invisible for most of the year, overgrown in the grassy verge. Gleadless 3. Calver 9. Except it should read Gleadless 5! The highlighted characters seem to be a more recent addition.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.312321
Longitude
-1.507816