Old Milestone by the A7 in Carlisle
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Old Milestone by the A7 in Carlisle
Image: © Tim Pugh Taken: 1 Aug 2016
The milestone is located by Stanwix Bank House, on the pavement on the east side of the road. Parish of Stanwix Rural (Carlisle District). Stone post (plate lost and replaced), Carlisle round iron plate design, erected by the Kingstown & Westlinton Bridge turnpike trust in the 19th century. For an earlier image without a plate, see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5622996 Inscription reads:- CARLISLE ½ MILE {hand>} GLASGOW {
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Image Location
Latitude
54.902482
Longitude
-2.937208