What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of the THREE SHIRES OAK An ancient marker of the boundaries of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire uprooted circa 1900 Recorded plaque organisation: Smethwick Local History Society.
The THREE SHIRES OAK was a significant landmark that marked the boundary where the counties of Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Shropshire met; it served as an important geographical marker until its removal around 1900.
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