Old houses in Orton village centre

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Old houses in Orton village centre

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 16 Sep 2020

These are the backs of houses on Front Street, and one of them bears a datestone "WS 1685". If that's the correct date for the buildings, I'm surprised they are not listed - the parish church, and Petty Hall and its barn, appear to be the only listed buildings in the village.

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.46847
Longitude
-2.585189