The Woolmarket, Horndon on the Hill, Essex
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The Woolmarket, Horndon on the Hill, Essex
Image: © Ron Strutt Taken: 5 Jul 2004
The Woolmarket, which was built in the 1500s, was where Dutch wool merchants came to trade. The wool came from sheep grazing on the Thames flood plain below the village.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.525869
Longitude
0.398748