A new benchmark for a new church
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A new benchmark for a new church
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 18 Apr 2013
St Nicholas new church was originally smaller, but had extensions added. A benchmark was cut into the north side of the tower in the mid-1800s, but was covered up with the new work. So hence a new benchmark was made in the opposite side of the church here in the southeast corner and appears on maps from 1903 onwards. See http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm39400 for the entry in the Benchmark Database and Image] for a look at the extensions.
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Image Location
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51.324574
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-2.977847