Old Milestone by the A5069, Oldport, Oswestry
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Old Milestone by the A5069, Oldport, Oswestry
Image: © A Reade/J Higgins Taken: 30 Jul 2008
Metal plate attached to stone post by the B5069 (was A5), in parish of OSWESTRY (OSWESTRY District), Oswestry Hill Fort; North of Oldport, by gateway through high hedge beside the road, on East side of road. Telford gabled iron plate, erected by the Holyhead Road turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- HOLY- HEAD 88 - M SALOP 18 M -6F Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1462386 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1462386 Milestone Society National ID: SA_HH088.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.872062
Longitude
-3.041459