Milestones & Boundary Markers

Some images of some local Milestones & Boundary Markers – see also Photographs of Local Milestones & Boundary Markers

 

Milestone outside The Royal Oak on Clare Road, Halifax. It is badly eroded and records

To London 198
To Huddersfield 7

This image [DG54.JPG] was kindly submitted by David Greaves

This stone stands at the top of Water Hill Lane, Warley with its junction with Blackwall Lane, Sowerby Bridge. It marks the boundary between Warley and Luddendenfoot

This image [DG276.JPG] was kindly submitted by David Greaves

This stone stands at the top of Dark Hill Lane, Warley with its junction with Butts Green Road / Great Edge Warley. It marks the boundary between Warley and Luddendenfoot

This image [DG277.JPG] was kindly submitted by David Greaves

This stone stands at Friendly near the White Horse Inn – 9 miles to Todmorden, 2¾ miles to Halifax

This image [DG347.JPG] was kindly submitted by David Greaves

This stone stands at Willowfield, Burnley Road near the old Willowfield Hall - 10 miles to Todmorden, 1¾ miles to Halifax

This image [DG393.JPG] was kindly submitted by David Greaves

This is one of a number of similar stones which stand in Southowram Bank, just below the site of St Michael & All Angels Church.

They are all inscribed with the letters SM followed by another letter. This one has SMH and is possibly a boundary marker between Southowram and Halifax or between St Michael's and Halifax

This image [DP4.JPG] was kindly submitted by Darrell Prest

A milestone on the Leeds-Elland Road at Clifton

[Taken in June 2010]

The Milestone at St Luke's Church, Norland with the graveyard and Norland Church of England Junior & Infant School in the background

Guide stone at Law Lane, Southowram

[Taken in June 2013]

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