[Doug]

Originally Posted by THOTH

Now that`s an interesting one Doug, I know Whinney Hill, Riley`s Hill etc, but please tell where Nelson`s Hill is.

They call it Rothwell heights now, as same as they call Rothwells Farm what we called Nelson's farm back then.

Old Nelson lives on Willows Lane mid way between the bus Stop and the shop, but on the bus stop side. The farm house and barn was very run down back in the 60s. I was over there just after Christmas and was surprised how the farm buildings have changed.

When we where kids up Miller Fold, the ground where the play park is now was lower. The area close the field was flat and had something like 12 garages six abreast and facing each other. The hill itself was always lush, green and didn’t have trees all over it like it is to day, but just a few scattered hawthorn trees around old boundaries at the lower end just behind the garages that acted as shelter for the cow’s. The hill was a fantastic place for slidingdown; summer was best sliding down on old cardboard boxes.