Benchmark - St Mary - Iwerne Courtney, Dorset
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N 50° 54.664 W 002° 12.028
30U E 556210 N 5640238
A cut benchmark on St Mary's church, Iwerne Courtney.
Waymark Code: WMWPZT
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/29/2017
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A cut benchmark on St Mary's church, Iwerne Courtney.
|
Square |
Easting |
Northing |
Mark type |
Description |
Height |
Order |
Datum |
Verified year |
Levelling year |
Metres above ground |
|
ST |
8600 |
1242 |
CUT MARK |
ST MARYS CH W SIDE RD S FACE SE ANG |
62.780 |
2 |
'N' |
1952 |
1941 |
0.400 |
"The church was rebuilt in 1610 in the true Gothic Survival manner at the expense of Sir Thomas Freke, who died in 1645. In the same year, the building was used as a temporary gaol for 300 Dorset Clubmen, who had failed to escape after their defeat on Hambledon Hill. However, Oliver Cromwell apparently thought them "Poor silly creatures" and set them free after they "had promised to be very dutiful for time to come.""
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