Wainfleet and the Tofts, with the A52 running down the east side of the Tofts: aerial 2017 (4)

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Wainfleet and the Tofts, with the A52 running down the east side of the Tofts: aerial 2017 (4)

Image: © Chris Taken: 23 Apr 2017

For information on the geology, history and geography of this fenland area, its saltworks and its drainage see: https://www.dur.ac.uk/east-lincs-history and https://archive.org/stream/cu31924014023893#page/n3/mode/2up For the Tofts in particular see: https://www.dur.ac.uk/east-lincs-history/investigations/from-1100-1500-the-coast/#2.2.3.5 and https://www.dur.ac.uk/east-lincs-history/investigations/the-rural-economy-between-the-fen-and-the-sea/#2.4.5.4

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.099216
Longitude
0.228595