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Thursday, 7 January 2021

In Search of Leiston Gibbet, Friday Market Heath and St Andrews Green

Author: Griffmonster | Thursday, 7 January 2021 | No comments |

A 6 mile walk around the heaths and commons of Coldfair GreenThis walk follows an investigation to seek out the location of the Leiston Gibbet and an area of heathland that was known in the 1600's as Friday Market Heath. The only reference to these places comes from an old book from 1910 entitled...

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