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People in long light-colored clothing and dark outfits gather on a grass common with a tall pole before a crowd of spectators.

Sweeps and Milkmaids dance, May Day c.1907 Eaton Socon

The Green, Eaton Socon

History of the Green

Children in formal Edwardian dress pose on a grassy field before a large crowd, some boys holding wooden crosses.

May Day, Eaton Socon. c1912

The tall maypole was a permanent feature on the Green until it was blown down in a gale in 1915.

1884 Ordnance Survey map detail showing The Green in Eaton Socon, marked with buildings, footpaths, a smithy, and The Cage.

The Green, Eaton Socon OS 1884

Black and white postcard view of a grassy common bordered by multi-story houses, with two horse-drawn carriages parked.

The Green Eaton Socon c.1907

The Wheatsheaf public house is on the left. A war memorial was later erected.

A crowd gathers on a grassy green with bunting, a tall pole in the foreground, and terraced houses visible in the distance.

Eaton Socon fete, 1910

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