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Latitude: 54.5259 / 54°31'33"N
Longitude: -2.6745 / 2°40'28"W
OS Eastings: 356440
OS Northings: 514720
OS Grid: NY564147
Mapcode National: GBR 9JR3.RC
Mapcode Global: WH81Y.WHLR
Plus Code: 9C6VG8GG+95
Entry Name: Milepost on Roadside to East of Croft House
Listing Date: 24 June 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1159179
English Heritage Legacy ID: 74176
ID on this website: 101159179
Location: Shap, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, CA10
County: Cumbria
District: Eden
Civil Parish: Shap
Built-Up Area: Shap
Traditional County: Westmorland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria
Church of England Parish: Shap with Swindale St Michael
Church of England Diocese: Carlisle
Tagged with: Milestone
SHAP MAIN STREET
NY 5614/5 (West side), Shap
27/161 Milepost on roadside
to east of Croft
House
GV II
Milepost, dated 1825, for Heron Syke Turnpike Trust. Oval foundry mark on top
centre: T. WINDER GATEBECK FOUNDRY. Cast-iron fastened back to stone block;
c.3 ft high. 3 concave sides with ogee domical top. Separate plates giving
town names and distances in raised letters are fastened to sides of main
casting. Left: SHAP. Date to centre. Right: KENDAL 16 MILES. Painted white
with lettering, foundry mark, and top edges picked out in black.
Listing NGR: NY5644014719
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