Hill Top Moor, Armley
Introduction
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Hill Top Moor, Armley
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 1 Jul 2020
This is a 'moor' not in the sense of unenclosed uplands, but in the dialect sense of a public open space. According to the Leodis website, it is all that remains of the former common lands of Armley, used as a tenterfield until the 1850s. It is currently used for horse grazing.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.799592
Longitude
-1.607802