Old guidestone
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Old guidestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 19 Mar 2023
This shows the inscription on the left face of the Alwoodley guidestone/milestone. To York/20M/hand pointing left/To/Wether/by/9M. The JB and date on the front may be for John Broadbent, a local farmer, who it is said erected the stone. The miles stated are 'Customary' miles usually longer than the now 'Standard' miles. In the 1920s/30s National Benzole issued two volumes of milestone sketches and pictures. This milestone features in the first volume and shows a benchmark on the front which may now be at soil level.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.861646
Longitude
-1.566169