Housham Tye
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Housham Tye
Image: © Roger Jones Taken: 28 Oct 2012
This roadside green is a reminder of the meaning of the word "Tye": A Tye is a grazing pasture, often used by drovers from afar taking livestock to market. See also the nearby Image] and Image] . The word is sometimes seen as a dialect word and is used in South Suffolk, Essex, Kent and Sussex, possibly from the Old English tēag: "small enclosure".
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Image Location
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