The Hode Cross Stone, Hill Lane
Introduction
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The Hode Cross Stone, Hill Lane
Image: © Jim Champion Taken: 9 May 2009
The medieval town boundaries extended well outside the walls. The burgesses controlled an area enclosed by Hill Lane, Burgess Street (now Burgess Road) and the land west of the River Itchen. The limits of the old town were marked by boundary stones, some of which still survive like the Hode Cross Stone seen here on the upper part of Hill Lane. This particular stone marked the north-west point of the ancient boundary of Southampton - its original position on the opposite side of the road is now marked by a stud. Another boundary stone survives nearby on Burgess Road, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.935435
Longitude
-1.419748