Morton Parade, Plumpton Road, Wakefield

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The photograph on this page of Morton Parade, Plumpton Road, Wakefield by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.

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Morton Parade, Plumpton Road, Wakefield

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 27 Feb 2022

The terrace, with a datestone of 1903, is shown on the 1908 map but named as Norton Parade. The name plate on the end of the terrace, though, is Morton Parade as also shown on modern mapping. Did the name get changed or was it a typo on the old map?

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.680052
Longitude
-1.510506