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Obelisk in Moreton Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Moreton, Dorset

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Latitude: 50.6957 / 50°41'44"N

Longitude: -2.2749 / 2°16'29"W

OS Eastings: 380682

OS Northings: 88486

OS Grid: SY806884

Mapcode National: GBR 0ZY.7PF

Mapcode Global: FRA 6737.RJG

Plus Code: 9C2VMPWG+73

Entry Name: Obelisk in Moreton Park

Listing Date: 20 November 1959

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1323330

English Heritage Legacy ID: 108647

ID on this website: 101323330

Location: Dorset, DT2

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Moreton

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Moreton St Nicholas

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


SY 88 NW
4/187 MORETON
20.11.59
Obelisk in Moreton
Park

II


Obelisk. Built 1783-6 by Captain John Houlton, in memory of James Frampton. Ashlar
stone obelisk, 70 ft high, on a base with moulded plinth and cornice, surmounted by
an urn. Tablets with inscriptions now removed - see item
RCHM Monument 6.


Listing NGR: SY8068288486

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