Old milestone
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Old milestone
Image: © Chris Minto Taken: 13 Aug 2023
Over 40 of these stones were erected on roads radiating from the centre of Huddersfield to its pre 20C boundaries. They were to regulate the carriage fares. The first one on each route would be at 1 mile, then each following ½ mile. This 1 Mile stone is on the A641, Bradford Road, Fartown outside No.246. Depending on which side of the road they were set determined which face had TO Huddersfield and which had FROM.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.65937
Longitude
-1.781155