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Boundary Walk – Part Seven – Cemetery

The parish boundary now passes towards Leamington along Brunswick Street until it reaches the first and original entrance to the cemetery. .The parish boundary travels up the centre of this shot, across the grass before joining the footpath and turning left. Old path...

Boundary Walk – Part Six – Park to Whitnash

The parish boundary now leaves the footpath alongside the railway, passes along the right-hand hedge, before following the hedge at the rear of the playing field towards the gateway. The parish boundary leaves the playing field at this gate after following the far...

Boundary Walk – Part Five – Boundary hedge

This is the boundary hedge as it leaves the stream. The housing estate developments on either side of the hedge can be seen to be of different styles and age, but this probably has more to do with development of the various fields at differing times, than with the...

Boundary Walk – Part Four – Whitnash Ocean

Boundary stream between the River Leam and the Radford Road. This small field alongside the stream is designated as a nature reserve and is overgrown and appears to be abandoned! It takes a dedicated follower of parish boundaries to venture into this rural cul-de-sac....

Boundary Walk – Part Three – River Leam

The parish boundary now returns westward towards Leamington, along the River Leam. This is best followed along the bank-side footpath, although the actual boundary is in the centre of the river, and would appear to have been the path followed in 1856. The parish...

Boundary Walk – Part Two – Pedlar’s Wood

The footpath to Offchurch cuts across the parish boundary at this point. The parish boundary, after two or three bends, turns alongside Pedley’s Wood. It then follows the edge of the wood until it reaches the wetland bird sanctuary. At this point the parish boundary...