2018

SE4514 : Old Milestone by the A638, Doncaster Road, Badsworth

taken 6 years ago, near to Badsworth, Wakefield, England

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Old Milestone by the A638, Doncaster Road, Badsworth
Old Milestone by the A638, Doncaster Road, Badsworth
Metal plate attached to stone post by the A638, in parish of Badsworth (Wakefield District), Doncaster Road, Badsworth, between New Road and railway bridge, down banking into field, almost opposite 50 speed sign, on South-west side of road. DW iron plate, erected by the Red House & Crofton Turnpike Trust in the 18th century.

Inscription reads:-
LONDON
173
D 11
W 9
Carved benchmark on right hand face.

Milestone Society National ID: YW_DNWK11.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Roads, Road transport Primary Subject: Milepost or Milestone Milestoneid: YW DNWK11 other tags: Milestone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · New Road [9] · Fields [3] · Old Milestone [3] · South-west [2] ·
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SE4514, 28 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Milestone Society   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 29 April, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 31 May, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 45272 14765 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:37.6480N 1:19.0160W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 45272 14765
View Direction
Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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