The Eight Acres/Barn Field/Lower West Field
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Eight Acres/Barn Field/Lower West Field by Simon Carey as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 13 Aug 2017
The name of the fields according to Goring's 1839 tithe map that have been combined along with Image, Image and Image to the west to form one large field between Goring to the east, Ferring to the west, Ferring Rife to the north and the railway line to the south. The Eight Acres was in the foreground part of which was lost to the construction of the railway in 1846, Lower West Field was to the north adjacent to Ferring Rife whilst Barn Field was situated somewhere between the two. Highdown Hill provides the backdrop.