Old milestone, Long Preston
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Old milestone, Long Preston
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 27 Jun 2026
This has the distances to Skipton and Settle and is interesting because it is on the old route, which climbs up high before descending steeply into Settle. It was replaced by the turnpike road, which kept to lower ground, although people on foot or with animals probably continued to use it to avoid tolls.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.019624
Longitude
-2.254693