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Cattle stand in a shallow pond in the foreground before stone school buildings set among mature trees in this sepia postcard.

Brampton Green

Brampton Green

History of Brampton Green

The pond was fed by a stream which dried up so the pond was filled in to make green. Trees were planted to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee. A school was built nearby in 1843.

A detailed Ordnance Survey map from 1901 showing buildings, roads, and a school in Brampton, marked with a small red circle.

Brampton Green OS 1901

Sources

  • Ordnance Survey
  • Postcard

Projects

  • Brampton

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