2009 : A361 looking west near the bottom of Caen Hill

Introduction

The photograph on this page of 2009 : A361 looking west near the bottom of Caen Hill by Maurice Pullin as part of the Geograph project.

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2009 : A361 looking west near the bottom of Caen Hill

Image: © Maurice Pullin Taken: 11 Aug 2009

The name Caen Hill also applies to the flight of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal about 100 yards north of here. The name is probably connected to French prisoners taken in the Napoleonic Wars who "helped" to build the canal locks.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.350413
Longitude
-2.032977