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Site of milepost west of Whiteside (Belsay)

Site of milepost west of Whiteside. Photo by I Davison.
Site of milepost west of Whiteside. Photo by I Davison.

A milepost stood on the B6524 showing the distances to Morpeth (7-1/4) and Belsay (2). Such monuments were set up to mark the distances between major centres, in this case Belsay and Morpeth.

Reference number:N16897
Historical period:Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)

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