Former Bell Pit - Swannington
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Former Bell Pit - Swannington
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 21 May 2012
At 5.73 acres the Gorse Field is larger than the average field in the Swannington area. It is a centuries-old fragile heath grassland, which is quite rare in Leicestershire, as most fields have been subject to intensive agricultural practices, such as ploughing, which destroys the natural habitat. There is documentary evidence of bell pit mining at the Gorse Field in 1205, a decade before King John sealed the Magna Carta. http://www.swannington-heritage.co.uk/swannington_gorse_field.html
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Image Location
Latitude
52.749694
Longitude
-1.39299