Workhouse Lane, Coxheath
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Workhouse Lane, Coxheath
Image: © Marathon Taken: 12 Mar 2015
Workhouse Lane takes its name from the old workhouse of the Coxheath Poor Law Union which was originally built in 1771 and lasted until 1838 when a new workhouse was built which lasted from 1828 until 1929 on the site of what later became Linton Hospital. For more information see http://www.coxheath.net/?pageid=44 and http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/UK-WORKHOUSE-HOSP/2000-10/0971562334 Here, Hamlet Wood is ahead, beyond the bend.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.239248
Longitude
0.497707