The road to the Slaughters
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The road to the Slaughters
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 13 Dec 2009
Seen from the opposite side of the Fosse Way, the road leads to Lower Slaughter and Upper Slaughter. The name of Slaughter has no connection with blood but is derived from the old English word Slohtre meaning a muddy place, which it may once have been.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.899521
Longitude
-1.750412