
The Bradley Meridian
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Renroc
N 51° 28.677 W 000° 00.088
30U E 708215 N 5707241
The Bradley Meridian was the FIRST BRITISH NATIONAL MERIDIAN
Waymark Code: WM91AY
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/13/2010
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This plaque is at The Royal Observatory Greenwich London. It marks the Bradley Meridian which served as Longitude 0 degrees for all of the earlies ordinance survey maps in England.
The 0 degree meridian was moved in 1850 and became known as the Greenwich Meridian.