Old Milepost by the B4667, Ashby Road, Hinckley
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Old Milepost by the B4667, Ashby Road, Hinckley
Image: © Brian Coleman Taken: 3 May 2024
Cast iron post by the B4667 (was A447), in parish of HINCKLEY (HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH District), by No. 240 Ashby Road, just South of junction with Normandy Way (A47), between path and fence, on West side of road. Cort Paul iron casting, erected by the Hinckley & Melbourne turnpike trust in the 19th century. Inscription reads:- : MARKET BOSWORTH / 6 / MILES / ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH / 16 / MILES : : BARWELL / PARISH : : HINCKLEY / 1 / MILE : Maker:- : CORT PAUL / SCORNICK / LEICESTER : Milestone Society National ID: LE_HKBH01.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.557323
Longitude
-1.365837