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Originally Posted by Retlaw
Youv'e got false memory syndrome, go up Sandy Lane, past Broad Oak Fold, first left was Lemmings Pad, carry on up Sandy Lane, the next buildings were New House Farm, the path facing it was Hambledon Lane, which went past Tag Clough to Lower Whithams. Carrying on up Sandy Lane past New House and the next farm was Leafield Barn, then High Riley Cottages, and on your left was Spire farm.
Remember when I was in the Fire Brigade farms, access and water suplies was my speciality.
The only wood that was destroyed was when the
Easterly bypass was built, as it went past Slate Pits.
Retlaw.
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The official Blue Bell Woods was
Go up to New House Farm take the lane that forks off to the right, which goes down a slight decline, when it reaches a bridge over a stream the area of woods running up from there is the official one as it was coated in those flowers in the spring - though I suppose any kid, finding blue bells in a wood, would call it that name, so most woods would be called that.
We used to help Strak when he farmed Spires back in the 70's!