Description: | Milestone, nr Skirbeck, 1 mile N of Long Preston, A65, E side, on bad bend. Metal plate attached to stone post, WR casting design, erected by Keighley & Kendal turnpike trust, , 19th century. Inscription reads: // SKIPTON/12¾ MILES/KEIGHLEY/22 MILES //SETTLE/2¾ MILES/KENDAL/32 MILES //KEIGHLEY & KENDAL/LONG PRESTON //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: YN_KEKN22. Last record: 2012. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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