Nineteenth-century benchmark on Narborough church
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Nineteenth-century benchmark on Narborough church
Image: © Shantavira Taken: 10 Jun 2015
This bench mark was established in 1856 during the First primary levelling of England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 241.3860 feet [73.5745 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included on the Coventry to Lincoln levelling line. The surveyor's description was "No. 42. Bolt in West angle of Narborough Church tower ; 1.68 ft. above surface" (Public Abstract p.327). The bolt would have been in a hole to the right of the mark, which has at some time been cemented over.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.573002
Longitude
-1.203758