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milestone, Preston Richard (2)
site name:-   road, Lancaster to Kendal E
civil parish:-   Preston Richard (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   SD53848559
1Km square:-   SD5385
10Km square:-   SD58
references:-   OS 2000s Explorer

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 43 5) 
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"M.S. Kendal .. 5 Burton .. 6"

evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
image
J5SD58NW.jpg
"5"
milestone marked by road 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

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