Mapperley Plains
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Image: © John Sutton Taken: 23 Jun 2014
On top of the ridge (spot height 127m/416ft), looking towards the corner of Westdale Lane and the shops beyond. The land slopes down sharply either side of Plains Road, to Gedling and the Trent Valley (20m/65ft) to the south east and to Daybrook, Woodthorpe and Arnold to the north east.