Gallows Lane, Beverley, Yorkshire
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Gallows Lane, Beverley, Yorkshire
Image: © Bernard Sharp Taken: 23 Oct 2015
The boundary stone depicted, marked on the 1908 O.S. map, is set against the rear wall of Hurn House, No.33 New Walk, in the footpath that extends from Gallows Lane to the gate leading to Westwood Pasture. The stone is inscribed 'PARISH BOUNDARY'. Beyond the said wall is St Mary's parish; the photographer is positioned in Molescroft. The custom of perambulating the boundaries of the parish was observed annually during Rogation week. To this end, the priest and his congregation would pass from one boundary stone to another. The parish boundaries were first fully mapped in 1851-2; they may have been substantially those that existed in the Middle Ages.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.84785
Longitude
-0.444053