The Four Shire Stone is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1960. Boundary stone.
The Four Shire Stone
- WRENN ID
- nether-gateway-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1960
- Type
- Boundary stone
- Address
- The Four Shire Stone, Road to Great Wolford, Moreton-In-Marsh, Cotswold
- OS grid reference
- SP 230 321
- Coordinates
- 51.98748, -1.66575
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Four Shire Stone is a boundary stone located at the junction of the boundaries of Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, and formerly Worcestershire. It is made of ashlar limestone and dates from the mid to late 18th century, with 19th-century lettering. The stone features a square column set on a moulded plinth, topped with a cavetto moulded capping and a block/ball finial at the apex. The south face of the stone has an inscription in capital letters reading "THE FOUR SHIRE STONE WORCESTERSHIRE," while the west face states "GLOUCESTERSHIRE," the north face "WARWICKSHIRE," and the east face "OXFORDSHIRE."
Local climate
The Four Shire Stone receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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