Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 19 May 2019
At the south end of Aston on the A618 southwards from Rotherham is this, in 2019, sad looking milestone desperately in need of refurbishment. This route was the southernmost road of the old West Riding that had the West Riding CC milestones set in place by the family firm of Gill & Frank Stead of Mirfield. There is a hole in the top of the stone for past use by the Ordnance Survey. This road had been turnpiked between 1764 and 1874. The milestone is Grade II listed 335887.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.356743
Longitude
-1.311382