Four Shire Stone: Difference between revisions
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*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/4ShireStonePhotos.html Further photographs of the Four | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/4ShireStonePhotos.html Further photographs of the Four Shires Stone] | ||
[[Category:Structures (real-world)]] | [[Category:Structures (real-world)]] | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 14 June 2018
| Four Shires Stone | |
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| Four Shires Stone, taken by User:Findegil | |
| General Information | |
| Location | East of Moreton-in-Marsh, England |
| Type | Marker |
| Description | Stone pillar with decorative capital |
The Four Shires Stone is a 9-foot high pillar situated approximately 25 miles north-west of Oxford - and two miles east of Moreton-in-Marsh - in England. The pillar, made from Cotswold stone, marks the centuries-old meeting place of four county shires: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire.
Due to local government reorganisation in the 1970s, the boundaries of these counties have now been moved and only three shires - no longer including Worcestershire, whose boundary is now further west - currently intercept here.
It is believed this stone was an inspiration for Tolkien's Three-Farthing Stone, a central point in the Shire where three Farthings met.
