| Description: | Milestone, Barnsdale Road, just N of minor X rds to Fairburn, A656, E side, Stone laid face down on verge 5m south of 50 mph sign. Stone post (plate lost), WR casting design, erected by Barnsdale & Leeds turnpike trust, , 19th century. Inscription reads: // (DONCASTER/19 MILES/PONTEFRACT/4¾ MILES/CASTLEFORD/1½ MILES) //(BOROBRIDGE/25 MILES/WETHERBY/12¾ MILES/ABERFORD/5½ MILES) //(BARNSDALE & LEEDS ROAD/HOOK MOOR/BRANCH/ALLERTON/BYWATER) //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: YW_CFAF01. Last record: 2012. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk) |
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