Description

SD 95 SE STIRTON WITH THORLBY

7/9 Boundary stone
(at NGR SD 9553 5235)
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- II

Boundary stone, formerly dividing lands of Thomas, Earl of Thanet and
Stephen Tempest of Broughton Hall (qv), now dividing Stirton with Thorlby
and Broughton parishes. 1698, millstone grit rubble, c.30 cm high. Number
29 in original series of 41. Inscribed T (Thanet) on north side and and
ST (Stephen Tempest) on south side. Removed in May 1702 and reset
'Eleven yards' within Thanet's ground being 'worn down by the river, the
better to preserve (it) from the water'.
Source: Broughton Hall Archives, Box One, bundle 9: boundary Rolls,
Stirton with Thorlby and Broughton, 1698-1757.

Listing NGR: SD9555552332

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603303

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990