Old Milestone by the A6, London Road, Carlisle
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Image: © Milestone Society Taken: 28 May 2017
Metal plates attached to stone post by the A6, in parish of Carlisle (Carlisle District), London Road, by No. 405, in Carleton, 50m North West of junction with Blundell Road, by drive entrance in pavement with back to a wall, on East side of road. Carlisle red stone numeral, erected by the Carlisle & Eamont Bridge Turnpike Trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : 16 : : 2 : Carved benchmark on top. Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1196926 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1196926 Milestone Society National ID: CU_PRCL16.