Benchmark and 1GL bolt, St Michael - Owermoigne, Dorset
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N 50° 40.024 W 002° 19.714
30U E 547450 N 5613017
Cut benchmark and 1GL Bolt in South-west angle of St Michael's church, Owermoigne ; 2.84 ft. above surface.
Waymark Code: WMNNT5
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/10/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Axel-F
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Cut benchmark and 1GL Bolt in South-west angle of St Michael's church, Owermoigne ; 2.84 ft. above surface.

The parish church of Owermoigne is dedicated to St. Michael's and stands at the heart of the small village set in an almost triangular shape.

"This bench mark was used during the First primary levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 165.5020 feet [50.4450 metres] above mean sea level (Liverpool datum). It was included as a side level on the Exeter to Southampton levelling line. The surveyor's description was Owre Moyne Church. Bolt in South-west angle ; 2.84 ft. above surface.

This bench mark was used during the Third geodetic levelling, England & Wales."

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