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LocationEngland
Cambridgeshire
Somersham
Church Street (adjacent church)
Distance (N) from Greenwich
OS map detailsOS Explorer: 225
OS grid refTL 36048.77840
(536048,277840)
WGS84 lat/long52.381702, -0.002590
TypeBoulder
Marking date2001
AccessUnrestricted
Greenwich Meridian Marker; England; Cambridgeshire; Somersham
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The bold statement on the main plaque is not only distinctly Anglo-centric, but also raises the question as to which of the many other zero meridians the writer is referring to. The boulder is said to have two time capsules beneath it, one from the local school and the other from the Baptist chapel.