Historic houses · West Midlands
Four shire stone
Four shire stone — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Four shire stone is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Four Shire Stone is a boundary marker that marks the point where the English counties of Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and Worcestershire once met. Since 1931, when the Worcestershire exclave of Evenlode was transferred to Gloucestershire, only three counties have met at the stone.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.9875, -1.6658
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Chastleton
- Postcode
- GL56 0PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Banbury
Sources
- wikidata: Q17105519 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Four Shire Stone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Four shire stone?
- Four shire stone is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL56 0PF), in the parish of Chastleton.
- Is Four shire stone a listed building?
- Four shire stone is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Four shire stone?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GL56 0PF. It sits within the Banbury parliamentary constituency.