Bellamarsh Barton
Introduction
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Bellamarsh Barton
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 12 Dec 2010
The place is recorded in 1242 as Beldemerse; "a large mill was formerly associated with the house and was the scene of bread riots during the Napoleonic wars. Thomas Campion, a blacksmith from Ilsington was deemed to have been the leader of the riot and his execution, said to have taken place at Bellamarsh in 1795 was the last public hanging in the country" http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=85358 , which gives an extensive description of the architecture of this C15 or even older building.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.583684
Longitude
-3.621651