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Bottisham Poors' Fen

Other OS name in the Parish of Lode

Historical Forms

  • Bottisham Poor Fen 1801 EnclA

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bottisham Poor Fen 1801EnclA . On enclosure , 217 acres of fen land were allotted to the poor of Bottisham (Bott 15) .

Places in the same Parish