Milestone, Stainland Road, Greetland
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Milestone, Stainland Road, Greetland
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 15 Oct 2007
This road was built as a turnpike road c.1825, and still has its original milestones whilst on most roads they were replaced by the standard West Riding cast-iron ones. This road was evidently considered to be of minor importance, as it only became a 'B' road rather than an 'A' road.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.683579
Longitude
-1.862183