2023

TR0755 : The North Downs Way at the eastern end of Old Wives Lees

taken 1 year ago, near to Old Wives Lees, Kent, England

The North Downs Way at the eastern end of Old Wives Lees
The North Downs Way at the eastern end of Old Wives Lees
The origin of the name of Old Wives Lees is not clear but in 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Old Wives Lees thus: "OLD-WIVES-LEES, or Oldwoods-Lees, a place in the N E of Kent; 4¼ miles S W of Canterbury. An annual race, on 19 May, by young maids and bachelors, was instituted here by Sir D. Digges of Chilham."

The Canterbury branch of the North Downs Way passes along Lower Lees Road and here crosses the road to pass along Lower Ensden Road and then continues along footpaths.

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Geographical Context: Paths Roads, Road transport Long Distance Path: North Downs Way
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TR0755, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 26 January, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 January, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0793 5503 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:15.3903N 0:58.7117E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0791 5504
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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