Milestone, Park Road, N of Pontefract nr roundabout entrance to retail park
Description: Milestone, Park Road, N of Pontefract nr roundabout entrance to retail park , A639, E side, on pavement nr brown sign to Pontefract Racecourse. Metal plate attached to stone post, WR casting design, erected by Barnsdale & Leeds turnpike trust, , 19th century. Inscription reads: // DONCASTER/15 MILES/PONTEFRACT/MARKET CROSS/¾ MILE //BOROBRIDGE/29 MILES/WETHERBY/16¾ MILES/LEEDS/12½ MILES/ABERFORD/9½ MILES/CASTLEFORD/2½ MILES //DONCASTER & LEEDS/ROAD/PONTEFRACT //BRAYSHAW & BOOTH / MAKERS / LIVERSEDGE //. Grade II listed by Historic England. Milestone Society National ID: YW_DNLE15. Last record: 2016. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
County: West Yorkshire
District: Wakefield
Parish: Pontefract
Named Location: Park Road, N of Pontefract nr roundabout entrance to retail park
Grid Reference:
SE44822253
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 444820, 422530
Period/Subject: 19TH CENTURY - MILESTONE
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: YW_DNLE15
NHLE List Entry Number: 1299786
[ADS] Import RCN: MSS15-YW_DNLE15
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic Milestone Society
[Creator] C Minto
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