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The '''Four Shire Stone''' is a 9-foot high pillar situated approximately 25 miles north-west of [[Oxford]] - and two miles east of Moreton-in-Marsh - in England. The pillar, made from Cotswold stone, marks the centuries-old meeting place of four county shires: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire. | The '''Four Shire Stone''' is a 9-foot high pillar situated approximately 25 miles north-west of [[Oxford]] - and two miles east of Moreton-in-Marsh - in England. The pillar, made from Cotswold stone, marks the centuries-old meeting place of four county shires: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire. | ||
Due to local government reorganisation in the 1970s, the boundaries of these counties have now been moved and only three shires - no longer including Worcestershire, whose boundary is now further west - currently intercept here. | Due to local government reorganisation in the 1970s, the boundaries of these counties have now been moved and only three shires - no longer including Worcestershire, whose boundary is now further west - currently intercept here. | ||
It is believed this stone was an inspiration for [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[Three-Farthing Stone]], a central point in | It is believed this stone was an inspiration for [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[Three-Farthing Stone]], a central point in [[the Shire]] where three [[Farthing|Farthings]] met. | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/4ShireStonePhotos.html Further photographs of the Four Shire Stone] | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/4ShireStonePhotos.html Further photographs of the Four Shire Stone] | ||
[[Category:Structures (real-world)]] | [[Category:Structures (real-world)]] |
Revision as of 19:54, 23 September 2012
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Location | North of Oxford, England |
Type | Marker |
Description | Stone pillar with decorative capital |
Regions | United Kingdom |
The Four Shire Stone is a 9-foot high pillar situated approximately 25 miles north-west of Oxford - and two miles east of Moreton-in-Marsh - in England. The pillar, made from Cotswold stone, marks the centuries-old meeting place of four county shires: Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and Worcestershire.
Due to local government reorganisation in the 1970s, the boundaries of these counties have now been moved and only three shires - no longer including Worcestershire, whose boundary is now further west - currently intercept here.
It is believed this stone was an inspiration for Tolkien's Three-Farthing Stone, a central point in the Shire where three Farthings met.