"Four Shire Stone" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: The Four Shire Stone [canonical]
Rhymes: -əʊn Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=The Four Shire Stone}} The Four Shire Stone
  1. A stone monument at the point where four English counties once met; namely Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and (until 1931) a detached part of Worcestershire, which is now in Gloucestershire. Five civil parishes (at one time seven) meet at the stone: Chastleton, Evenlode, Great Wolford, Little Compton and Moreton-in-Marsh (OS grid ref SP2332). Categories (topical): Four Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Gloucestershire, England, Places in Oxfordshire, England, Places in Warwickshire, England
    Sense id: en-Four_Shire_Stone-en-name-zOYopeG2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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