In days of old when women were bold and drove their chariots to stir their tribes… yea, 17th July 2023, we’re in Boudica country – Saxlingham, a few miles south of Venta Icenorum. Please, join us as we head away from Pye Road (a Roman construction, now A140)…
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Where Fairfield Lane meets the Roman road…
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Few houses, small-holdings and farm buildings is all…
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This is gently rolling countryside…
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Mixed farming is the norm here. Sheep this side…
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Grain to t’other…
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We turn off the lane, to pass through a farm yard…
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The farmer’s house, pretty in pink…
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Keeping an eye on the clouds. Thunder is forecast…
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Ah, relief to be out of the sun. I’ve a strong belief this is the continuation of the road that runs from Venta Icenorum (Caister St Edmunds) to Saxlingham but it was left to be a greenway when parishes were told to metal their roads…
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Locally known as Mud Hole…and I have passed this way when it’s been deep in water. Yet on an old map, ca.1891, a building is marked close by, by name of Mud Hall. Hmm.
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And of course, Saxlingham Thorpe church ruins, dear to my heart…
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Looking across the fields to the church at Saxlingham Nethergate…
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And hurrying now for the bus before that cloud bursts!
Hope you enjoyed. See also Monday Flyers and Tuesday Flowers.
crispina kemp 
A lot of Fairfield lanes or roads, sadly the old maps don’t show if there was a medieval fair held there as the name would imply
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Yes, there was. I know this because I’ve studied the area. The land leads to the parish of Hempnall, which did indeed have a fair or market in medieval times. It’s sited on a Roman route, too
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A beautiful place with lot of history. Thanks for sharing
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The place of my very early teens. Holds a special place in my memory 🙂
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Oh wow 🩷🩷🩷
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👍😊😎
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🩵🩵🩵
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🙂
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Such a pretty walk, this is. Love the farmer’s pink house. And that mudhole with the steps – my favourite!
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It’s a great place to sit and enjoy the day!
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I belileve that!
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Then someone comes along and you have to move to allow them through!
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There are worse things…
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Beautiful country! I love the history lessons you give as much as the photos. Thank you, Crisp!
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If I know an interesting tidbit, I’ll share it. Brimming with the history of this place because I once did a deep study of it 👍😎🌞
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Wonderful photos, I can almost see bodice riding past chasing a roman!
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In truth, I think Boudica was based to the west of the county and the romans established Venta Icenorum to the east as an insult to the Iceni tribe. They did similar in their conquest of Gaul
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