The Birley Stone, Yorkshire
The Birley Stone is a mediæval boundary stone situated at the top of Jawbone Hill, overlooking Sheffield, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. The earliest reference – as Burleistan – is in a boundary agreement in 1161 between Richard de Lovetot, lord of the manor of Hallamshire, and the monks of the Abbey of St Wandrille in Normandy. It is within the council area of Sheffield.
Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.436456,-1.512872
Grid Reference: SK 3245 9340
Civil Parish: Ecclesfield CP
Council Area: Sheffield CA
Strategic Authority Area: South Yorkshire SA
Police Area: South Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 304884
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Birley_Stone,_Yorkshire_304884
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Place Type: Mediæval Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 53.436456,-1.512872
Grid Reference: SK 3245 9340
Civil Parish: Ecclesfield CP
Council Area: Sheffield CA
Strategic Authority Area: South Yorkshire SA
Police Area: South Yorkshire PA
GBPN ID: 304884
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/The_Birley_Stone,_Yorkshire_304884
Peruse Yorkshire on Wikishire

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