2018

SD3720 : Thereby hangs a tale...

taken 7 years ago, near to Banks, Lancashire, England

Thereby hangs a tale...
Thereby hangs a tale...
Actually I found there are several tales attempting to explain this road name. Some involve smuggling. The prosaic, and therefore most likely, one, is that Ralph divorced his wife with a settlement involving a plot of land at the ends of this lane.

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SD3720, 44 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Keith Edkins   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 9 March, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 13 March, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 3797 2086 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:40.8301N 2:56.4355W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 3797 2086
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