Milestone, Lawton Cross, near Manor Farm
A C19 carved stone milestone from the Leominster Turnpike Trust survives in a garden at Lawton Cross. Its inscription gives two miles to Leominster and seven to Weobley.
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Milestone, Lawton Cross, near Manor Farm, A44, N side, was on verge, then fence, now in garden. Carved stone post , erected by Leominster turnpike trust, 19th century. Inscription reads: // TO / LEOMINSTER / 2 MILES / WEOBLEY / 7 //. Milestone Society National ID: HF_LMHY02. Last record: 2014. (See www.milestonesociety.co.uk)
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Milestone, Lawton Cross, near Manor Farm
Inscription · 2020
A C19 carved stone milestone from the Leominster Turnpike Trust survives in a garden at Lawton Cross. Its inscription gives two miles to Leominster and seven to Weobley.
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