Milestone, Rainhill Stoops
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Milestone, Rainhill Stoops
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 7 May 2017
Milestone on Warrington Road, Rainhill Stoops. By an Act of 1753, Prescot was turnpiked as far as Warrington making the road six yards wide with a gravelled surface which improved stagecoach services between Manchester and Liverpool, coaches to London began in 1761, the journey taking three days. Milestones were set up in 1754, as was a toll gate at Kendricks Cross.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.407146
Longitude
-2.75178