Johnson's Plantation, Hambleton

Freeholder's Close Lane

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The name "Freeholder" describes the right of local people to harvest firewood from woodland without having to pay for it. This is an ancient right dating back before the Conquest.

Uploaded to Geograph by Matthew Hatton on 9 February 2014

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