The Hooden Horse, Westwood

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The Hooden Horse, Westwood

Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 11 Aug 2017

A brand new pub / diner on Haine Road. The name however is an old one and refers to the wood and cloth hobby horse figures that traditionally appear in Mummer's plays and Morris dances from the East Kent area. See http://www.hoodening.org.uk/hooden-horses.html for more about this.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.36084
Longitude
1.391748