Bighton Lane passes Alresford Salads
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Bighton Lane passes Alresford Salads
Image: © Stuart Logan Taken: 7 Sep 2012
There are quite a number of businesses growing watercress in and around Northern Hampshire but New Alresford; not only has a festival devoted to the salad, but also a heritage railway line which one carried the crop to London. The plant is a member of the Brassica family (Nasturtium officinale) and prefers to grow in flowing water that is slightly alkaline. herece the profusion of sites on the chalk downs of the county.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.097174
Longitude
-1.149675