2005

NY1344 : Old Milestone by the B5301, north east of Westnewton

taken 20 years ago, near to Westnewton, Cumbria, England

Old Milestone by the B5301, north east of Westnewton
Old Milestone by the B5301, north east of Westnewton
Carved stone post by the B5301, in parish of WESTNEWTON (ALLERDALE District), South East of Newton Field, on grass verge, on West side of road. Wigton curved red stone, erected by the Cockermouth & Maryport turnpike trust in the 19th century.

Inscription reads:-
WORKINGTON
15
WIGTON
8
Carved benchmark.

Milestone Society National ID: CU_WGWO08.

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone Milestoneid: CU WGWO08 other tags: Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · B5301 [7] · Road [3] · South East [2] ·
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Photographer
CF Smith   (more nearby)
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Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 September, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 December, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 1368 4437 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:47.2064N 3:20.6298W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 1368 4437
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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