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Cambridge Avenue, WILMSLOW, SK9 5JX

On the Moss: land which sits over a layer of impermeable clay where water lies near the surface and rotting vegetation forms a layer of mud and peat over the centuries. In medieval times, Lindow Moss was a remote region extending over an area perhaps ten times that of the present. In 1984, operators of peat machinery uncovered a human foot in the mud and reported the find to the police. It transpired that this was not evidence of contemporary foul play but part of a highly preserved human corpse which had lain buried in the mud since the beginning of the Christian era. The body was in such good condition that experts could identify probable age and cause of death (likely to have been Druidic ritual execution by axe or garrotte). 'Lindow Man' acquired the popular name of 'Pete Marsh'. For a detailed account, please refer to WIKIPEDIA.

A plaque on the stone reads "This common was purchased from the Countess of Stamford and Sir Humphrey de Trafford and presented to the residents of Wilmslow by Alderman John Royle JP AD 1897."

Entrance notice: Racecourse Road (so called because Travellers used to camp and run their horses on the Common land here in the 19th century).

Popular dog-walking and kiddie-walking area not only for the immediate neighbours but from as far afield as a mile or more away - hence the need for a carpark.

Common Reed, a kind of grass, on the edge of Black Lake.

Now pervade the whole of the eastern shore so that the view from the seating on that side is completely obscured. However, no doubt good for the wildlife.

The light is fading on a mild spring day on Lindow Common and reflected in the waters of Black Lake.