Hazel Bank Boundary Stone, B6276, Cumbria
N 54° 32.252 W 002° 17.700
30U E 545614 N 6043559
The worked stone marks the division between Stainmore and Brough townships. The stone is on the outside of a slight bend, raised up on a bank.
Waymark Code: WM5BGD
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/13/2008
Views: 6
The road is the former turnpike between Appleby and Teesdale, which means the turnpike trust had to mark all the civil boundaries. 1817 Often the trust could not afford to do this initially and milestones and boundary stones appeared much later.
The inscriptions read.
"Township of North Stainmore"
and
"Township of Brough"
The stone is marked on Ordnance Survey maps.
Nearest Postcode CA17 4EA
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Type of survey mark: Stone marking township
What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?:
Stone is raised above the road on the banking of the bend.
What property is this mark defining?:
Civil township and jurisdiction.
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