Two brick and thatched cottages stand behind a hedge along a road, with trees surrounding the properties under a grey sky.

The White Horse, Westley Waterless, 1929 (photo J H Bullock) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

White Horse, Burrough End, Westley Waterless

History of White Horse

Westley Waterless is a village used by Enid Porter in Cambridgeshire Customs and Folklore, 1969, to illustrate the superstitions and beliefs that survived in rural communities into the 20th century.

A 1901 Ordnance Survey map detail showing the White Horse public house and surrounding plots at Burrough End, Westley Waterless.

White Horse, Westley Waterless OS 1901

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Westley Waterless

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