Poppies at the Victory Oak, Merrow
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Poppies at the Victory Oak, Merrow
Image: © Colin Smith Taken: 11 Nov 2006
The plaque lay hidden in undergrowth until rediscovery about 1995. It reads "The Victory Oak. Planted in November 1919 to mark the end of The Great War in which 40 young men from Merrow gave their lives".
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Image Location
Latitude
51.253465
Longitude
-0.532628