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LocationEngland
Hertfordshire
Between Buckland & Barkway
S side of: unnamed road (from Buckland to Barkway)
Distance (N) from Greenwich
OS map detailsOS Explorer: 194
OS grid refTL 37311.34442
(537311,234442)
WGS84 lat/long51.991461, -0.001608
TypeTree | MTL?
Marking date2000?
AccessUnrestricted
Greenwich Meridian Marker; England; Hertfordshire; Between Buckland & Barkway
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At the time of the Millennium, the points where the Meridian crosses the roads of East Hertfordshire were marked by the planting of an oak tree. Not every road was marked, only ones like this, where a suitable site was available. A marker bollard stands alongside.