BAPTIST'S WELL FIELD

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1846 Tithe Map plot number:

204

1896 1:2500 OS Map plot number:

157

An arable field of approximately three and a third acres, situated on the south side of Clews Lane opposite Clews Farm. In the Tithe Award it was measured as 3 acres 1 rood and 8 perches, on the OS map as 3.298 acres.

In the corner of the field is a natural spring called John the Baptist Well, from which holy water used to be drawn for baptisms.