Barley as far as the eye can see
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Barley as far as the eye can see
Image: © Rob Candlish Taken: 26 Jul 2010
A view from Harcamlow Way - or as Hertfordshire County Council more prosaically know it, Public Restricted Byway 25 - showing barley fields stretching to the horizon. Ware became a wealthy town thanks to the extensive barley farming in its hinterland. The grain was taken into the town where it was then malted. Most of it was sold to London brewers and delivered using barges on the River Lea Navigation. The spelling of the navigation's name is problematical. Acts of Parliament and other official documents (including Ordnance Survey maps) consistently spell it "Lee", but the locals always spell it "Lea".
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Image Location
Latitude
51.814817
Longitude
0.004916