Benchmark on the nick
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Benchmark on the nick by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Benchmark on the nick
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 30 Jul 2012
Shepton Mallet has long had a place of detention, and this benchmark has been in place since the nineteenth century. See http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm45334 in the Benchmark Database and Image] for a wider view.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.190991
Longitude
-2.542858