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Old Milestone, Allonby


This old milestone, by the road side just north of Christ Church on Allonby Links, dates from the late 18th or early 19th Century. It was for the Wigton-Workington Turnpike road, and inscribed Wigton 12, Workington 11. The milestone is Grade II listed. An old toll gate house is located at the west end of Allonby.
Allonby Milestone Historic Buildings and Monuments in Allonby Civil Parish
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Old Milestone by the B5300, south of Allonby
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MILESTONE NORTH OF CHRIST CHURCH - Allonby - List Entry
- "Milestone. Late C18 or early C19 for the Wigton-Workington Turnpike. Whitewashed stone. Round-topped stone inscribed on front WIGTON 12, WORKINGTON 11...."
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