The halfway point?
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The halfway point?
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 8 Oct 2018
Information produced locally suggests that this old milestone marks the halfway point between London and Edinburgh. The problem is that whilst London is shown as 203 miles, there is no reference to Edinburgh on the other side. This stands by one of several 'Great North Road' routes, another being just half a mile to the east along what is now a dead end country lane, but pre WW2 it was the A167 and before that a stagecoach route to the north via Topcliffe and Northallerton.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.1093
Longitude
-1.407269