Old Milepost by the A50 in Lawton Gate
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Old Milepost by the A50 in Lawton Gate by J Higgins as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Old Milepost by the A50 in Lawton Gate
Image: © J Higgins Taken: 1 May 2003
Cast iron post by the A50, in parish of Church Lawton (Congleton District), Lawton Heath junction, on cut grass by metal railing fence, on West side of road. Cast iron CCC1898, erected by the County Council in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : BRERETON GREEN / 6 MILES / HOLMES / CHAPEL 8 / KNUTSFORD 16 / WARRINGTON 27 / LIVERPOOL 46 : : CHESHIRE / 1898 / COUNTY COUNCIL : : NEWCASTLE / 7 MILES : Maker:- : W H SMITH & CO / MAKERS / WHITCHURCH : Milestone Society National ID: CH_NCWA07
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.101769
Longitude
-2.286901