Chippenham, milestone
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Chippenham, milestone
Image: © Roger Templeman Taken: 7 May 2010
Ordnance Survey 1GL bolt benchmark on side of milestone (Chippenham 1) dating from 1856 when the survey line from Oxford to Bath was levelled. The mark is very unusual having its bolt inserted at the bottom of the LHS arrow cut, instead of at the level of the horizontal datum cut. For additional information on this and nearby benchmarks see the Bench Mark Database record http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm34234
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Image Location
Latitude
51.471738
Longitude
-2.124632