Cuckstool Dyke bridge
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Cuckstool Dyke bridge
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 19 Aug 2009
Bridge on Main Street over Cuckstool Dyke, so-called from the 17th century practice of ducking scolds in the dyke in the cuckstool. To the left, First Holme Lane leads to the marshland by the River Trent
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Image Location
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53.183819
Longitude
-0.802964