Ridge and furrow at Burton Joyce
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Ridge and furrow at Burton Joyce
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 2 Jan 2023
Showing up in the low afternoon winter sunshine. It is perhaps surprising that this meadow alongside the Trent was cultivated as it would surely have been subject to regular flooding. The modern flood bank in the right half of the picture shows the extent to which high water is being allowed for in the modern age.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.98361
Longitude
-1.039682