Old Milestone, Lansdown Lane, near Bath Race Course
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Old Milestone, Lansdown Lane, near Bath Race Course
Image: © Janet Dowding Taken: 28 May 2006
The milestone is located opposite Lansdown Golf Club, on the wide grass verge on the east side of road. Parish of Charlcombe (Bath and North East Somerset District). Stone post with metal plate, Bath incised iron plate design, erected by the Bath turnpike trust in the 19th century. See also https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6076610. Plate was removed in 2002 and recovered and restored by the Council in 2006. Inscription reads:- To / Bath / 3 Grade II Listed by Historic England, List Entry Number: 1214433 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1214433 Milestone Society National ID: SO_BAWK03
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Image Location
Latitude
51.417212
Longitude
-2.396023