Downley Common
Introduction
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Downley Common
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 12 Jul 2008
This hollow does not appear to be natural and may have been a man-made pit, but going back to the Ordnance Survey map of 1885 it is marked then as a pond and not as a pit (disused). Whatever, it provides endless scope for entertainment for the local kids.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.657477
Longitude
-0.775216