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Old Milestone, Stannington


This old Milepost is on the grass verge by the old Great North Road near Swan Farmhouse at the south of Stannington, shows the distances in miles to Newcastle and Morpeth, respectively. The metal post was erected by the Cow-causey & Buckton-Burn turnpike trust in the 19th Century. The milepost is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.

N  10

M  4¾

Stannington Historic Buildings and Monuments in Stannington Civil Parish Milestone
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Old Milepost by the old main road, Stannington,
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Old Milestone by road, 80m South of Swan Farmhouse
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MILEPOST EAST OF ROAD 80 METRES SOUTH OF SWAN FARMHOUSE - Stannington - List Entry
- "Milepost east of road 80 metres south of Swan Farmhouse II Milepost, probably mid-Cl9. Cast iron, painted white with black figures. Height 0.90 metre. Triangular plan with open back; raised …
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Geo / Heritage Meta Data

List number: 1237372
List grade: 2
Milestone id: NB_NCMP10
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NZ2136079024

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