Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| milestone, Lowther | ||
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| site name:- | road, Shap to Penrith | |
| civil parish:- | Lowther (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | milestone | |
| coordinates:- | NY53862374 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5323 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY52 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 8 5) |
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| 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.P. PENRITH 4½ SHAP 6" |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MILESTONE NORTH OF HACKTHORPE / / / LOWTHER / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 74334 / NY5385323737" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Milestone. Dated 1825. Cast iron. Fluted cast iron post with rounded head inscribed to left SHAP 6 MILES and right PENRITH 4 1/2 MILES with 1825 in centre. Oval maker's plate at top has been painted over many times and is illegible. Painted white with lettering picked out in black." |
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