Denchy Mead
Introduction
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Denchy Mead
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 9 Apr 2015
The name of the field according to Clayton's 1838 tithe map that lies to the north of Image and south of Image It is bounded to the east by Freek's Lane. Denchy derives from denshire which in turn is a contraction of 'devonshiring', an old method of fertilising poor fields by burning.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.972622
Longitude
-0.129712