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Leicestershire, England

Hinckley hosiery-town refuse ground

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1901 historic-map era

Framework-knitting and hosiery town whose factories and yards filled old ground with ash and refuse.

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