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near to Wimborne st Giles, Dorset, England
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Frenchs Farm, Wimborne St Giles
The farmhouse was built in the late 18th century and I suspect that some of the farm buildings are of the same date. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the angle of the wall nearest the drainpipe.
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The River Allen, looking downstream towards Wimborne St Giles
Seen from much the same spot as Martin Bodman's 1995 contribution: Link with St Giles' church visible in the distance. His shot, taken in mid-August, shows a good deal of emergent vegetation,... ( more)
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Wimborne St Giles, watercress beds
Opposite the cemetery, next to River Allen; operated by Sunsalads Ltd. Link
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River Allen near Wimborne St Giles
Wimborne church tower can be seen amid the trees in the distance
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Old Direction Sign - Signpost by Baileys Hill, Wimborne St Giles
Annulus & bar finial - 3 arms; Dorset halo with NGR by the UC road, in parish of Wimborne St Giles (East Dorset District), Wimborne St Giles, T-junction with UC road to Monkton Up Wimborne, against hedge.
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Field opposite The Bull Inn
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Hay swaths Wimborne St Giles Dorset
This hay will have been gathered with a tedder.
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Wimborne St. Giles: postbox № BH21 121, All Hallows
A lovely little George V-reign postbox, clasped to a telegraph pole and almost hiding in a hedge. It has a little stepping stone leading to it and is emptied at 9 o'clock each morning, except Sunday.
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Wimborne St Giles
View from the north west; church tower just visible to the right
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Sign for the Bull Inn, Wimborne St Giles
The bull has always been a very popular pub sign due to its recognisability and its popularity as a working animal, Some pubs with Bull in their name also stem from a religious source because bull also comes from 'bulla', an... (more)
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Watercress beds, Wimborne St Giles
A small area of watercress cultivation on the edge of the village.
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Old apple tree, Frenchs Farm
The old apple tree has a number of clumps of mistletoe growing on it.
The mistletoe, which provides an excuse for stealing a kiss at Christmas, is said to have earned its status for some unfortunate misdemeanour as a result of which the... (more)
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