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Dist:0.1km<br/>This originally ran through to the Hoton to Wymeswold road, but was diverted when the airfield was constructed.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Separating the parishes of Prestwold and Burton. The style of lettering suggests a late 18th or early 19th century date. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2732761 for the other side. It was possibly originally alongside the bridleway which linked Burton to Loughborough and which was diverted when Prestwold Park was enclosed.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Separating the parishes of Prestwold and Burton. The style of lettering suggests a late 18th or early 19th century date. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2732765 for the other side. It was possibly originally alongside the bridleway which linked Burton to Loughborough and which was diverted when Prestwold Park was enclosed.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.3km<br/>This follows the line of what was an important route towards Loughborough until the enclosure of Prestwold Park.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>This and its neighbour at 32 Seymour Road were originally a single dwelling, of which 34 was the original part from the late 18th century. The location of this house on the edge of the present village results from the fact that the footpath follows the line of the old bridle road from Burton to Loughborough, then the main road through the village, which was diverted when Prestwold Park was created. Listed Grade II.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The park is Listed Grade II and was laid out at the time of the first rebuilding of the hall, around 1760-70. The grassland is largely let for sheep grazing.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>Lying as it does at the lowest point of the village, my guess is that this is a sewage pump, although there is no sign, which is unusual.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Hall and church are visible to the right. The park was created around 1760-70 and is Listed Grade II.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>A small cul-de-sac of (probably) 1970s houses.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The style of the cottage suggests that it dates from around the end of the 19th century. It commands a fine view of the park.
©Alan Murray-Rust
Dist:0.5km<br/>An attractive set of 4 late 19th century cottages.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>This takes its name from the brook which is now culverted under the road.
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Dist:0.5km<br/>Built in 1909 as a memorial to Percy St Maur, brother of the then occupant of Burton Hall, Lord Ernest St Maur. The death of Percy prompted Lord Ernest and his other brother, the Duke of Somerset, to build the hall at their own expense; the original project had been for the hall to be funded by subscription amongst local residents. The hall has not served its intended purpose for significant periods of its existence. During the first World War it was used as a convalescent station for wounded Belgian soldiers. In the second World War it became a canteen for HM forces at the nearby airfield, for nearly 2 1/2 years. After the war due to an influx of Polish refugees, it became a supplementary classroom to the local school, and it was not until the opening of the current school in 1966 that it was able to revert to its intended use for community activities. (Source of information - Wolds Historical Organisation: http://www.hoap.co.uk/who/burton04.htm)
©Alan Murray-Rust

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