Milepost is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. Milepost.

Milepost

WRENN ID
hidden-flagstone-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Type
Milepost
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SE 4055 5810 FLAXBY OLD YORK ROAD (south side)

3/23 Milepost

II

Milepost. Early-mid C19. Cast iron and gritstone. Triangular section, rounded top, approximately 1 metre high. Inscriptions: top - 'KNARESBOROUGH AND GREEN HAMMERTON ROAD'. Left face - 'KNARESBOROUGH 4 MILES'. Right face - 'GREEN HAMMERTON 4 MILES'. Two bolts through the top section secure the cast-iron plate to a gritstone support. This stretch of the York- Boroughbridge Road was built and made the responsibility of a turnpike trust in 1752. It replaced a more meandering route via Ferrensby, Arkendale and Whixley. There was a turnpike bar at Flaxby. There were further road improvements throughout the Harrogate and Knaresborough area in the 1820's and 30's. See V. Jennings, (Ed.) History of Harrogate and Knaresborough, 1970, pp. 234, 288.

Listing NGR: SE4056258084

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