Sheep Field
Introduction
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Sheep Field
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 25 Jul 2015
The name of the field according to Balcombe's 1839 tithe map which is triangular in shape and is bordered by Handcross Road to the north. Towards the end of the 19th century the field became part of Forest Nursery with a dwelling built at the western end, see Image, and much of what is in view turned into an orchard. This remained so until the Second World War when the nurseries closed. The field appears to have been grubbed sometime in the 1970s.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.064673
Longitude
-0.155548