Old Milepost by the A1056, Wideopen, North Gosforth
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Old Milepost by the A1056, Wideopen, North Gosforth
Image: © IA Davison Taken: 1 Mar 2001
Metal post with attached metal plate by the A1056, in parish of North Gosforth (Newcastle upon Tyne District), by roundabout at junction with the B1318, 150m South of Church of the Sacred Heart, in tarmac by grass on South exit, on East side of road. Morpeth/Newcastle iron post, erected by the Cow-causey & Buckton-Burn turnpike trust in the 19th century. Broken, and disappears from Streetview after May 2012. Inscription reads:- : N / 5 : : M / 9¾ : (To Newcastle and Morpeth) Grade II listed. List Entry Number: 1355320 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355320 Milestone Society National ID: NB_NCMP05
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Image Location
Latitude
55.039254
Longitude
-1.622097