Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| milestone, Alston Moor (2) | ||
| site name:- | road, Penrith to Alston | |
| civil parish:- | Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | NY68704295 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6842 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY64 | |
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 BMI88.jpg Inscribed stone:- "ALSTON 3 / PENRITH 16" and a ?cut bench mark. (taken 7.7.2006) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE TO SOUTH WEST OF HARTSIDE HOUSE / / A686 / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73069 / NY6870042957" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone, early C19 for Alston Turnpike Trust. Single stone c2 ft high by c1 1/2 ft wide with elliptical top; painted white with carved sans-serif lettering on front face picked out in black: ALSTON 3, PENRITH 16. Benchmark added at top." |
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