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LocationEngland
Cambridgeshire
Orwell
W side of: Malton Road
Distance (N) from Greenwich
OS map detailsOS Explorer: 209
OS grid refTL 36872.50034
(536872,250034)
WGS84 lat/long52.131666, -0.001754
TypeObelisk/Pillar
Marking date31 Dec 2000
AccessUnrestricted
Greenwich Meridian Marker; England; Cambridgeshire; Orwell
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The Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees (now Lord Rees), also unveiled the Millennium Sundial, located on the Meridian a couple of miles to the south in the neighbouring village of Meldreth.