Burton Memorial Stone

Burton Memorial Stone is an obelisk in Hastings District, East Sussex, England. Burton Memorial Stone is situated near the art gallery Sclaris, as well as near Project 78.

Type: Obelisk
Description: memorial in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
Inscription: “THIS STONE ERECTED IN 1898 MARKS THE EASTERN BOUNDARY AT THIS POINT OF THE TOWN OF ST LEONARDS FOUNDED BY THE LATE JAMES BURTON ESQR 1828”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Christ Church and St Leonards Warrior Square railway station.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain.

Christ Church is an Anglican church in the town and seaside resort of St Leonards-on-Sea, part of the Borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. Opened as the town's third Anglican church in 1860 to serve a rapidly developing residential area and… Christ Church is situated 910 feet north of Burton Memorial Stone.

St Leonards Warrior Square railway station

Railway station

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Leonards Warrior Square railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and is one of four stations that serve Hastings, East Sussex. St Leonards Warrior Square railway station is situated 1,700 feet north of Burton Memorial Stone.

Marine Court

Apartment building

Photo: Tookeyo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Marine Court is a Grade II listed Streamline Moderne apartment block on the seafront of St Leonards-on-Sea, part of the town and borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. Marine Court is situated 550 feet west of Burton Memorial Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings.

Saint Leonards-on-Sea

Town

Photo: Jules & Jenny, CC BY 2.0.

St Leonards-on-Sea is a town and seaside resort in the borough of Hastings in East Sussex, England. It has been part of the borough since the late 19th century and lies to the west of central Hastings.

Hastings

Photo: Natataek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hastings is a seaside town in East Sussex in southeast England. It's run down, but has budget accommodation and several sites of interest. Hastings is most famous for the battle that took place there in 1066 between King Harold's English and William the Conqueror's Normans.

Rock-a-Nore

Locality

Rock-a-Nore is an urban area of Hastings, East Sussex, England, stretching from the Old Town area along Rock-a-Nore Road between the cliffs and the beach called The Stade. Rock-a-Nore is situated 1½ miles east of Burton Memorial Stone.

Burton Memorial Stone

Category: memorial
Location: Hastings District, East Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.85128° or 50° 51′ 5″ north

Longitude

0.55922° or 0° 33′ 33″ east

Open location code

9F22VH25+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8745855343

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=obelisk

Wikidata ID

Q26295487

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sclaris and Project 78.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Market Street and Grand Parade Garage.

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