Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Robert Glover Taken: 14 Nov 2020
This very old milestone is in Ripponden at the bad corner on Elland Road, B6113 just up from the main A road. The first inscription Rochdale/XI Miles can be seen under the later addition on this face. The lane at the top of the picture is Bank Hey Bottom Lane. The stone was repainted in 2017 but hasn't weathered very well. The Rochdale to Halifax to Ealand turnpike dates from 1734 so this may be a turnpike stone. It is Grade II listed 406364.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.672046
Longitude
-1.93533