
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Tis is the last of many burgage stones that were attached to houses in Midhurst. A burgage stone represented a vote in parliament until the Reform Act of 1832 when the burgage system was abolished. Recorded plaque organisation: The Midhurst Society.
The burgage stones, including this one in Midhurst, signify medieval property rights that granted voting privileges in parliament, reflecting the evolution of political representation before the reforms of 1832.
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Places near here
Public LibraryListed building · 15 yd
Midhurst MuseumMuseum · 34 yd
7-8, Knockhundred RowListed building · 38 yd
Midhurst CastleRuins · 242 yd
Cowdray: a fortified medieval house and part of its landscaped groundsScheduled monument · 457 yd
Cowdray CastleCastle · 466 yd
Closewalks WoodWood · 598 yd
Statue within St Mary, EasebourneMonument or public art · 1338 yd
Woolbeding BridgeScheduled monument · 1627 yd
John Cowdray ArboretumForest · 1.7 mi
Older Hill SpurViewpoint · 3.2 mi
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