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A group of boys in uniform stand and sit before a large, gnarled tree supported by a wooden prop in front of a tall fence.

May Tree, Stetchworth, 1927 (photo L Cobbett)

May Tree, Stetchworth

History of the May Tree

A hand-colored 1885 map detail showing road junctions, small building footprints in red, and a tree symbol near White Horse Inn.

Church lane, Stetchworth, 1885

The May tree is mark on the island at the junction. Vanishing Cambridgeshire, p.166. notes that the old elm at the junction of Church Lane and Main Street was decorated on May Day and formed the centre for May games and festivities.

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