The Hockham Stone, a glacial erratic
Introduction
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The Hockham Stone, a glacial erratic
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 13 Nov 2018
The huge sandstone boulder on the village green was actually found in a pit about ¾ of a mile away, and moved to its present site around 1880. It has no ancient significance, but the custom has now arisen for the stone to be turned over on special occasions, beginning with Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887. This considerable effort by the community has also taken place in 1977 for Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee, in 1995 to mark 50 years since V.E. day, at the Millennium, and for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002. In April 2008 it was turned to celebrate the fact that Hockham Woods had been saved from quarrying, and in 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.495781
Longitude
0.875823