Description: | Milestone, Stablecross Bridge, E of Long Preston, A65, S side, on verge next to wall, just east of railway bridge. Metal plate attached to stone post, WR casting design, erected by Keighley & Kendal turnpike trust, , 19th century. Inscription reads: // SETTLE/4¾ MILES/line/KENDAL/34 MILES //SKIPTON/10¾ MILES/line/KEIGHLEY/20 MILES //KEIGHLEY & KENDAL/ROAD/LONG PRESTON //WILLIAM TOWLER / GLOBE FOUNDRY / - LEEDS - //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: YN_KEKN20. Last record: 2011. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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