Pond at Newstead

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The photograph on this page of Pond at Newstead by Gordon Hatton as part of the Geograph project.

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Pond at Newstead

Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 20 Apr 2020

Pond with Canada Geese [left]. I wondered why this is shown as Newstead on the OS map when there is nothing to see other than the pond and a stone barn. The first edition maps of circa 1860 show a complex of buildings beyond the barn, but these disappear from later maps just leaving the name.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.196982
Longitude
-1.133943