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Bristol/Somerset boundary plaque

Commemorative plaque

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The public map records this plaque for Bristol/Somerset boundary. Its recorded inscription reads: This stone marked the boundary between Bristol and Somerset (1373 to 1835) separating Bathurst Basin formally ‘Treen Mill Pond’ in Bristol from ‘Shepherd’s Close’ in Somerset, originally belonging to St. Augustine’s Priory.
This stone marked the historical boundary between Bristol and Somerset from 1373 to 1835, delineating administrative and jurisdictional divisions that influenced local governance and land use for centuries.

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