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English: The Basing Stone This stone is located on the A30 adjacent to the traffic lights at the Jolly Farmer roundabout. The very worn plaque reads "SITE OF BASING STONE AND LEGEND OF THE WHITE HART". The stone, (which replaces an earlier one that was destroyed in the 1950's), marks the parish boundary. The legend of the White Hart, as given by a booklet: Medieval Surrey Heath. 1996 PJ Stevens is :- "Legend says that near the Basingstone (Beausantstone) Richard II was attacked by a wounded stag while hunting. He was apparently saved by a White Hart that came between them. In gratitude the King is said to have caused four hostelries with the sign of the White Hart to be erected in the forest at Bagshot, Chobham, Frimley, and Pirbright." |
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Author | Len Williams |
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Camera location | 51° 20′ 58″ N, 0° 42′ 46″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.349420; -0.712700 |
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Object location | 51° 20′ 57″ N, 0° 42′ 45″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 51.349150; -0.712600 |
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editThis image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Len Williams and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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