Four Acres/Marlpit Field
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Four Acres/Marlpit Field
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 30 Jan 2011
The name of the fields according to the 1838 tithe map whose original boundaries were removed in the 19th century to turn the land into a park owned by Reedens which is out of shot to the left. Four Acres is in the foreground whilst Marlpit Field is in the distance the old pit was turned into a fish pond which was amongst the trees in the distance. By the early 20th century fences and hedges had reappeared suggesting a return to agricultural use.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.972382
Longitude
0.004029