This site records the locations of those surviving boundary markers known to me which show the limits of the county of Berkshire. It is still a work-in-progress and some of the northern part of the county has still to be tackled. It came as some surprise that so many are still around, a total of 19 to date. Nearly all (17) are made of cast iron and are of identical 'lollipop' form, and may perhaps date from the 1930s. Most seem to have been forgotten about and are in a poor state of upkeep, though their sturdy nature means that they are likely to last a long time yet. On the other hand, a few have been damaged, presumably by vehicle impact.

The north-western end of the boundary shown on the map is at Lambourn Corner, where the modern Berkshire border (post-1974) separates from the historical boundary, the new line setting off north and east while the old line continued to the west and north. It seems optimistic to expect traditional boundary markers on the new border, and any remaining markers on the old line would misleadingly indicate Wiltshire/Berkshire instead of Wiltshire/Oxfordshire. Certainly the first half-dozen road crossings along the old boundary yielded no hits.

See the boundary marker map which acts as an index to the markers.
There are also images and locations of all the markers and information about them.

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