Hawkes Farm
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hawkes Farm by Robin Stott as part of the Geograph project.
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Hawkes Farm
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 22 Jun 2010
It is difficult to reconcile this rather idyllic view with aerial photos, which show a large area of bare ground alongside what looks like a building site. One explanation would be that an extensive range of farm buildings has been demolished and the ground cleared while the farmhouse or farm cottages have been modernised, reroofed and extended at the back. This would square with the remark by the farmer at Wickeridge Farm that they had taken over some Hawkes Farm land Image
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Image Location
Latitude
50.511559
Longitude
-3.727641