Ridge and furrow in Hauxwell Park
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The photograph on this page of Ridge and furrow in Hauxwell Park by Gordon Hatton as part of the Geograph project.
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Ridge and furrow in Hauxwell Park
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 4 Jan 2008
Country house parklands are often a good place to find medieval ridge and furrow, the ground having been left largely undisturbed for hundreds of years. Hauxwell village once stood in this area close to the church, but after an outbreak of plague, moved up the hill.
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Image Location
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54.335359
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-1.748364