Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 9 Jan 2022
This old milestone near the brow of Betteras Hill is on Jeffrey's 1771 map. It is the only one still in situ from this era. It has a slightly squashed square shape set edge on to the road and was last painted in 2018. It is about 300m north of the West Riding CC milestone on the same side of the road. It is Grade II listed 1167565.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.755751
Longitude
-1.252701