Ordnance Survey Benchmark - Huntingdon, St. Mary's Church
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Ordnance Survey Benchmark - Huntingdon, St. Mary's Church
Image: © N Scott Taken: 8 Jan 2016
Ordnance Survey Benchmark (OSBM) used for levelling height above Ordnance Datum (OD). Height: 12.9875m OD (Newlyn). Mark verified by the Ordnance Survey in 1966. Description: BUTT ST MARYS CH TWR W FACE NW ANG. 0.5m above ground. 3rd Order BM. The mark was used on the Thrapstone to Chelmsford line of the First Primary Levelling of England & Wales in 1851-1857. It was levelled with a height of 43.803' above OD (Liverpool). Description: 35. Mark on North-east corner of St. Mary’s Church spire, Huntingdon ; 1.67 ft. above surface. Page 318 of the abstract: http://www.trigtools.co.uk/data/1GL/1GLA_318.png Close-up: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.328833
Longitude
-0.18076