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Flush Bracket 1558: Poundbury Farm   

Flush Bracket on N.W. angle of house at entrance to Poundbury Farm [2GL]; No 4 Poundbury Farm, N side of road, W face, NW angle - note location corrected to SY 6736 9042 from originally suggested SY 6719 9063.

Location
Grid reference: SY 6736 9042.
Landranger 194: Dorchester & Weymouth, Cerne Abbas & Bere Regis.
Structure: Private house.
Waypoint: FB1558.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
1559 Fordington Down 1.12km to the west.
206 Dorchester, River Frome Railway Bridge 1.13km to the northeast.
205 Dorchester, The Keep 1.44km to the east.
207 Charminster, River Frome Railway Bridge 1.50km to the north.
G3561 Dorchester, Frome Bridge 1.66km to the northeast.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Dorchester, 2.32km to the east.

Second Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1912-21)
This flush bracket was used during the Second geodetic levelling, England & Wales, and was levelled with a height of 329.8730 feet [100.5453 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Dorchester to Beer levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on N.W. angle of house at entrance to Poundbury Farm.

Third Geodetic Levelling, England & Wales (1950-68)
This flush bracket was used during the Third geodetic levelling, England & Wales. It was included on the Dorchester to Beer and Weymouth Loop levelling lines.

Logged Visits
Logged on 31st October 2008 by RogerTempleman. Condition: Destroyed.
The Poundbury Farm site has been redeveloped with #4 Poundbury Farm becoming #4 Aconbury Avenue ('Hamish House') which incorporates a stone proclaiming a 2003 build date.
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