Whimpton Village
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Whimpton Village
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 21 Aug 2012
Looking south from the back of the A57 lay-by across what appears at first sight to be just another sheep pasture. However, the ridges in the middle of the field are the remains of Whimpton Medieval village. http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1907/whimpton.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
53.255859
Longitude
-0.815494