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SK2565 : The Famous Fingerpost

taken 2 years ago, near to Rowsley, Derbyshire, England

The Famous Fingerpost
The Famous Fingerpost
An unusual combined streetlamp and direction sign dating from 1867. This is actually a grade II listed structure - LinkExternal link
The A6

The A6 is Britain's fourth longest road and one of the main historic north-south roads in England. It currently runs for 299 miles from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet.

Running north west from Luton, the road travels through Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock before going through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Pendleton, Irlams o' th' Height, Pendlebury, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton, Bolton, Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith before reaching Carlisle.

See LinkExternal link (Wikipedia) and LinkExternal link (SABRE) for more information.

A6 Road

The A6 is one of the main historic north south roads in England. At 299 miles long it is the fourth longest road in the country. It currently runs from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 at Barnet.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link
See also LinkExternal link for more route detail.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport Place: Rowsley Road: A6 Primary Subject: Signpost other tags: Streetlamp Fingerpost Grade II Listed A6 Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK2565, 184 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 9 November, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 13 November, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 2562 6583 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:11.3369N 1:37.0819W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 2562 6584
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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