Monument record MDR8684 - Milestone between Owler Bar and Lidgate, Holmesfield

Type and Period (1)

  • (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)

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Milestone on the B6054, east of Owler Bar. Inscribed under a double arch is 'GLEADLESS 8 MILES' CLAVER 6 MILES'. On a turnpike road of 1781. Photographic record. (1) Milestone half a mile east of Owler Bar. Width 23", depth 4", visible height 25". Estimated date of the milestone is c.1818. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 7.15A.
  • <2> Index: Higgins, J (The Milestone Society). County Milestone Survey. DY/HOM/02.

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Grid reference SK 2989 7790 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish HOLMESFIELD, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Dec 23 2008 4:04PM

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