Old Milestone by A595, SouthEast of Bigrigg
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Old Milestone by A595, SouthEast of Bigrigg
Image: © Karen Kelso Taken: 12 Mar 2023
The Milestone is located Old railway bridge crossroads on the East of the road. Parish of Egremont (Copeland District). Metal plate attached to stone post, Whitehaven plate stone design, erected by the Whitehaven turnpike trust in the 19th Century. An earlier photograph can be found here: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5623129 Inscription reads:- TO / CALDER BRIDGE / 5½ MILES :: TO WHITEHAVEN / 4 MILES Grade II listed. List Entry Number: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/ Milestone Society National ID: CU_WHCB04
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Image Location
Latitude
54.500868
Longitude
-3.539354