Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 5 Mar 2023
This West Riding CC milestone set up in 1893/94 is at the southern end of Swillington near the entrance to Home Farm. The metal attachment was cast at the Brayshaw and Booth foundry in Liversedge. 615 similar milestones were set up in a 12 month period by the family firm of Gill and Frank Stead of Mirfield all over the old West Riding. It is Grade II listed 1247696.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.765502
Longitude
-1.423346