Wallingford in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Judge Sir William Blackstone
1723 - 1780
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, August 20, 2023
1. Judge Sir William Blackstone Marker
1749-1770
Author of Commentaries on The Laws of England
Erected 2009 by Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board & Wallingford Town Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1749.
Location. 51° 35.989′ N, 1° 7.489′ W. Marker is in Wallingford, England, in Oxfordshire. Marker is on Market Place. Marker is on west face of Wallingford Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Market Place, Wallingford, England OX10 0DY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. St Mary-le-More Church (a few steps from this marker); Kinecroft (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); All Hallows Graveyard (about 240 meters away); Thomas Bennett (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Lieutenant Alfred John Lester (approx. half a kilometer away); The Kings Head & Bell (approx. 13.3 kilometers away); Sandford Lock (approx. 14.2 kilometers away); John Lennon & Paul McCartney (approx. 18.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wallingford.
Also see . . . Sir William Blackstone Biography.
this page online
Excerpt: "From 1765-69 he published the Commentaries on the Laws of England, a lucid account of the Common Law and the unwritten constitution, accessible to the general reader as well as to lawyers. The book became the most influential and widely circulated law book ever published in the English language, running to 23 editions by 1854 and 100 editions in the USA by 1900. The Commentaries played their part in the drafting of the American Constitution.(Submitted on August 20, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, August 20, 2023
2. Judge Sir William Blackstone Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
