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Portfields Road, SN8 1EY

A fence under construction beside the byway. The former Chiseldon and Marlborough railway is in the trees to the left.

Seen from the footpath is the dam or pond bay of the ‘King’s Bay Mead’ or ‘Great Bay’ fishpond constructed in 1204 to produce fish for the Royal Manor of Marlborough. A Scheduled Ancient Monument there is much detail and history at: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005644 Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.

The footpath heads towards the wonderfully named street of Tin Pit. Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.

The footpath leaves North View Place and descends steeply. Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.

Marlborough has many beautiful buildings. Unfortunately there is a lot of unattractive and bland houses such as these in Baylie Acre. Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.

The footpath arrives at the wonderfully named street of Tin Pit. So named because of a (now disused) quarry. Marlborough is a market town on the Old Bath Road once the main road from London to Bath. The twice-weekly market is sited in High Street, one of the widest in England, lined on both sides with fine listed buildings of which the town has almost 300. There is evidence of local settlement from every period from the prehistoric to the present day. The town is home to the renowned Marlborough College. The River Kennet flows through the town.