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milestone, Irthington (2)
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site name:-   road, Brampton to Longtown
civil parish:-   Irthington (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   milestone
coordinates:-   NY49316331
1Km square:-   NY4963
10Km square:-   NY46

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 17 3) 
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. Brampton .. 3 Longtown .. 8"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MILESTONE, WEST OF NEWTOWN AT NATIONAL GRID REFERENCE NY 49320 63300 / / A6071 / IRTHINGTON / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 77892 / NY4932063300"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Milestone. 1807 for the Longtown-Brampton Turnpike Trust. Red sandstone. Squared stone set at angle to give two faces in direction of traffic. Incised 8 on one side indicating the miles to Longtown and incised 3 on the other side, indicating the miles to Brampton. Whitewashed with numbers picked-out in black."

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