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The '''Four Shires 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.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcots/4ShireStonePhotos.html Further photographs of the Four Shires 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 12:33, 14 June 2018

Four Shire Stone
Marker
Findegil - Four Shire Stone.jpg
Four Shire Stone, taken by User:Findegil
General Information
LocationEast of Moreton-in-Marsh, England
TypeMarker
DescriptionStone pillar with decorative capital

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.

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