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

The Green, Eaton Socon

History of the Green

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.

The Green, Eaton Socon OS 1884

The Green Eaton Socon c.1907

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

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