Old milepost
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Old milepost
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 8 Jan 2023
This is the first of the metal posts on the A19 leaving York. It is on the wide verge of Shipton Road. These posts are thought to have been made at the Norby Foundry in Thirsk, run by William & Thomas Chapman. There was a turnpike, York/Thirsk/Northallerton first enacted in 1758 but these posts date from the middle of the 19th century. It is Grade II listed 1149144
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Image Location
Latitude
53.982231
Longitude
-1.117207