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Flush Bracket 111: Buckland Marsh   

Flush Bracket on foundation of bridge over stream, E. side of road, 10 chains N.E. from Buckland Marsh [2GL] - FB reported destroyed 18/01/1983.

Location
Grid reference: SU 3346 9978.
Landranger 164: Oxford, Chipping Norton & Bicester.
Structure: Bridge.
Waypoint: FB111.

Neighbouring Flush Brackets
112 Tadpole Bridge 640.08m to the north.
113 Rushy Weir 1.21km to the west.
34 Buckland Corner, Pusey Common Lodge 2.75km to the southeast.
114 Thames Path - near Burroway Bridge 3.00km to the west.
G3648 Littleworth 3.50km to the southwest.
The nearest fundamental bench mark is Buckland, 2.30km to the south.

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 215.9820 feet [65.8313 metres] above mean sea level (Newlyn datum). It was included on the Buckland to Sapperton levelling line. The surveyor's description was Flush Bracket on foundation of bridge over stream, E. side of road, 10 chains N.E. from Buckland Marsh.

Logged Visits
Logged on 28th August 2006 by dal. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Agree - there was a reasonable view of the foundation today (no water in stream) - I think this is gone.

Logged on 9th July 2006 by lackofluke. Condition: Probably destroyed.
Agree with RHW. I trampled down a bit of vegetation on the E side of the bridge but didn't find it.

Logged on 17th November 2005 by RHW. Condition: Probably destroyed.
New bridge, foundations appear new too, but I didn't go wading
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