Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 16 Jul 2023
This TO and FROM milestone is at Salendine Nook on the A640 New Hey Road outside No. 351. It is one of 28 similar milestones recorded by the Milestone Society that were set up in the late 19C by the Town Watch Committee to regulate Hansom Cab Fare-stages. On the south side of the road leaving Huddersfield, the left face is inscribed FROM/HUDDERSFIELD/2½/MILES. The right face is TO/HUDDERSFIELD/2½ /MILES.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.655777
Longitude
-1.839729