Saturday, 2 May 2015

Little Downham – Cambridgeshire UK 18-04-2015

In the Domesday Book the village is called Duneham when the Fens were mostly flooded.
The village is on a small rise of solid ground that is still visible today, so there may have been 'dunes' there.
In a map from 1648', Downham' is shown at the north-west edge of the Isle of Ely, hence its historic name of 'Downham-in-the-Isle'.

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Interesting corner detail of old out-house.
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Wisteria! where we stayed for our family holiday!
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Hawthorn in bloom everywhere.
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Ely Cathedral – misty morning.
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A walk in the fields edging the fens.
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In the garden.
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Magnificent magnolia.

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