Meadow fences
A meadow hidden away at the back of Nene Park. Apparently the soil and conditions produced some of the best quality willow in the country to supply the basket making trade in Peterborough. The last factory closed in 1932. Old maps of the west end of Nene Park show large fields suitable for arable farming with a scatter of smaller fields or paddocks for horses and livestock. The fields closest to the river, liable to flooding, were kept as grass for summer grazing.
Meadow fences
A meadow hidden away at the back of Nene Park. Apparently the soil and conditions produced some of the best quality willow in the country to supply the basket making trade in Peterborough. The last factory closed in 1932. Old maps of the west end of Nene Park show large fields suitable for arable farming with a scatter of smaller fields or paddocks for horses and livestock. The fields closest to the river, liable to flooding, were kept as grass for summer grazing.