Village Stocks - Berkswell, West Midlands
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SMacB
N 52° 24.560 W 001° 38.468
30U E 592431 N 5807436
Village stocks on Berkswell village green, with an unusual number of leg holes.
Waymark Code: WMVKGD
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/29/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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"Situated on the village green are the village stocks, likely to be over 200 years old. There are 5 holes that, according to D E Gibbs in Berkswell through the looking glass, were designed to accommodate three persistent offenders, one of whom had only one leg."

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Type of Device: Stocks

What is the approximate age?: 01/01/1820

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