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A direction post.

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Term Note
GUIDE PLATE A cast iron direction marker plate, usually fastened to a stone support with clips or bolts.
MILE PLATE A plate, usually of wood or metal, set up on a road, canal or railway to mark the miles from or to a place.
MILEPOST A post or pillar set up alongside a road to mark the miles from, or to, a place or places.
MILESTONE A stone, often erected at one mile intervals, on which are marked the distances to specified locations in miles.

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