Musket Copse, Old Basing
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Musket Copse, Old Basing
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 25 Oct 2021
An unusual and historic street name. Musket Copse is right next to the outer fortifications of Basing House which was the scene of heavy fighting during the English civil war. It's more than likely that muskets were fired from this very spot.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.269591
Longitude
-1.04931