Monument record MYO627 - MILEPOST OPPOSITE VILLA FARM
Summary
This is now located in the garden on Wigginton Lodge
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Location
| Grid reference | SE 5919 5690 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SE55NE |
| Civil Parish | Wigginton, City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Full Description
Milepost. Late C19. By Mattisons of Bedale. Cast iron. Triangular on plan with sloping upper face. Pointing hands to side faces point in wrong direction and have replacements bolted over. Left face: Helmsley 20 miles. Right face: York 3 miles. Sloping upper face: Bulmer East HD.
Listing NGR: SE5947457055
Derived from English Heritage LB download dated: 22/08/2005
Did this cast iron milepost replace an earlier horse mounted milepost? https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6050627 which once had a plate which read:
(To)
(Helmsley)
(20)
(To)
(York)
(3)
Carved bench mark and rivet on top.
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Record last edited
Aug 10 2021 8:37AM